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.
Weekly Immigration Wire: Child of Immigrants Nominated to Supreme Court |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday May 28, 2009 8:42 am |
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Weekly Pulse: Sotomayor an Enigma on Abortion |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Wednesday May 27, 2009 8:53 am |
Yesterday Sonia Sotomayor because the first Latina nominated to the Supreme Court in U.S. history. She is known for her keen legal mind and her generally liberal philosophy but her record on the bench gives few hints about how she’d rule on abortion.
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