If the past is any guide, a lot will be said but no real insights will emerge from the Kagan nomination hearings.
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Weekly Immigration Wire: Child of Immigrants Nominated to Supreme Court |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday May 28, 2009 8:42 am |
On Tuesday, President Obama announced Sonia Sotomayor as his pick to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Sotomayor could be the first Latina appointed to the Supreme Court. Predictably, attacks and slurs from the Right are already flying. Regardless, Sotomayor would be an excellent choice for the Supreme Court, signaling to Latino/as that the White House is aware of our need for more representation in government.
From the AP: Source: Liberal-leaning Justice David Souter retiring from Supreme Court in June |
| By: BooRadley Thursday April 30, 2009 10:43 pm |
I assume most FDL’ers already knew this, but I could not resist the chance to capture the AP’s framing.
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