Judge Sonia Sotomayor – Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective

General, Government, Palabra Final, Politics

The “disturbing” behavior of some senators questioning Sotomayor underscores the need to reform the process

Jul 16, 2009, 5:34 PM 20

LatinaLista — By now, everyone knows Judge Sotomayor will be the first Latina Supreme Court justice. The senators cross-examining her have either alluded to that fact or have just come out and admitted it. Judge Sonia Sotomayor Yet, even…

Education, General, Guest Voz, Women

Guest Voz: Sonia Sotomayor’s record defies charges of judicial activism

Jul 10, 2009, 2:58 PM 12

LatinaLista — Monica Youn is the author of a new study entitled Judge Sotomayor’s Record in Constitutional Cases. As an attorney in the Democracy Program of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, a…

General, Multimedia, Online, Technology

MALDEF site to provide live streaming of Sotomayor confirmation hearings

Jul 10, 2009, 10:10 AM 0

LatinaLista — Next Monday, July 13, at 10 a.m., EST the first confirmation hearing of Judge Sonia Sotomayor will get underway with Sotomayor making her opening remarks. The following day will begin the review of her record. Judge Sonia…