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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

How the White House Will Sell Sotomayor  —  Below, the White House Talking Points.  —  TOPLINE POINTS ON SCOTUS ANNOUNCEMENT  —  ** Not for Distribution**  —  The President's Approach:  —  · The President believes that selecting someone to replace Justice Souter is one of his most serious responsibilities.

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.