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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Obama Chooses Sotomayor for Supreme Court Nominee — President Obama will nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as his first appointment to the court, officials said Tuesday, and has scheduled an announcement for 10:15 a.m. at the White House.
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New York Times:
Obama Picks Sotomayor, Citing Intellect — WASHINGTON — President Obama announced on Tuesday that he will nominate the federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, choosing a daughter of Puerto Rican parents raised in a Bronx public housing project to become the nation's first Hispanic justice.
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
The Dynamic of the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor — The White House will announce a Supreme Court nominee at 10 a.m. The Senate Judiciary Committee will likely hold hearings in the third week of July, permitting written committee questions the following week and a floor vote before Congress leaves …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Huck comes out firing — at ‘Maria’ Sotomayor — Mike Huckabee comes out hard against the Sonia Sotomayor appointment, with a bit of a misfire as concerns her name: — The appointment of Maria Sotomayor for the Supreme Court is the clearest indication yet that President Obama's campaign promises …
Aaron Blake / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:
RNC fumbles Sotomayor talking points — Whoops. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has apparently inadvertently released its list of talking points on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. — Included on the released list were a few hundred influential Republicans …
CNN:
Sotomayor on high court pick: ‘Most humbling honor’ — President Obama plans to announce his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court at 10:15 a.m. ET Tuesday, several sources told CNN.
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Washington Post:
Obama Chooses Sotomayor for Supreme Court — President Obama this morning nominated U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court, hailing her as “an inspiring woman” with a moving personal story and broad professional experience …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's choice of Sotomayor deserves praise — (updated below - Update II) — Reports indicate that President Obama has selected Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court. The announcement will be made formally this morning at 10:15 …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Sotomayor For SCOTUS: What It Means — President Obama 's choice of U.S. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next justice on the Supreme Court is a pick heavy with historic significance but also a sign of the confidence the president has in his political standing.
The Brody File:
Sotomayor's Abortion Related Ruling — Back in 2002, Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor wrote an opinion AGAINST a pro-choice group. It involved the controversial Mexico City policy. Read a summary of the case below from the the SCOTUS Blog. — The case was called, “Center for Reproductive Law and Policy vs. Bush.
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Conservatives Blast Obama's Hispanic SCOTUS Nominee As ‘Not The Smartest’ And An ‘Intellectual Lightweight’ — When the media began floating Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a possible Supreme Court nominee, one of the first comprehensive articles to come out was a piece by Jeffrey Rosen in The New Republic.
Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Obama's Pick, From The Start
Obama's Pick, From The Start
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
How the White House Will Sell Sotomayor
How the White House Will Sell Sotomayor
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Shelby Grad / L.A. Now:
California Supreme Court upholds Prop. 8; gay marriage remains banned in state
California Supreme Court upholds Prop. 8; gay marriage remains banned in state
Teddy Partridge / Firedoglake:
Prop 8 Decision: What to Expect from the California Supreme Court
Prop 8 Decision: What to Expect from the California Supreme Court
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
White House Armed With Talking Points For Sotomayor Fight—Evoke Her ‘Empathy’
White House Armed With Talking Points For Sotomayor Fight—Evoke Her ‘Empathy’
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Kristol: On Sotomayor, the Supreme Court and Policy
Kristol: On Sotomayor, the Supreme Court and Policy
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Keith B. Richburg / Washington Post:
For Sotomayor, Humble Beginnings to High Court Pick
For Sotomayor, Humble Beginnings to High Court Pick
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Favorites of Left Don't Make Obama's Court List — The people on the president's short list are cut from molds similar to those of the two Clinton appointees.
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Wall Street Journal:
Millionaires Go Missing — Maryland's fleeced taxpayers fight back. — Printer — Friendly — Here's a two-minute drill in soak-the-rich economics: — Maryland couldn't balance its budget last year, so the state tried to close the shortfall by fleecing the wealthy.
Blaine Harden / Washington Post:
Report: North Korea Test-Fires 2 More Missiles — North Korean Nuclear Blast Draws Global Condemnation — North Korea reportedly fired two more short-range missiles into waters off its east coast Tuesday, undeterred by the strong international condemnation that followed its detonation …
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Dionne Searcey / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Cracks Down on Corporate Bribes — The Justice Department is increasing its prosecutions of alleged acts of foreign bribery by U.S. corporations, forcing them to take costly steps to defend against scrutiny. — The crackdown under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA …
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Directorblue / Doug Ross:
RED ALERT: Did anti-Obama campaign contributions dictate which Chrysler dealers were shuttered? — A tipster alerted me to an interesting assertion. A cursory review by that person showed that many of the Chrysler dealers on the closing list were heavy Republican donors.