Sonia Sotomayor

Among the 68 U.S. senators who voted Thursday to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court was Missouri Republican Christopher S. “Kit” Bond.

This editorial page has had its differences with Mr. Bond, and he with us,…

Missouri Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced today that he would vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote is expected before the Senate goes into recess on Friday. No more than seven Republicans are expected to…

Watch the video clips below and compare and contrast the approach U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.-South Carolina, has taken when questioning Sonia Sotomayor and Samuel Alito, the two most recent nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court, during their confirmation hearings.

How would…

Sonia Sotomayor and family members listen to Judiciary Committee hearings.

The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, began this morning with a respectful tone though some lectured her about the concept of judicial…

The U.S. Supreme Court served up plenty of red meat for conservative commentators Monday: Not only did it rule 5-4 in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., who claimed discrimination in promotions practices, but in so doing, it…

Judge Sonio Sotomayor | AP Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais

In the third week of July, the nation will hear a debate on whether the Founding Fathers intended to grant Americans the personal right to bear nunchaku.

This critical constitutional question will…

Sonia Sotomayor | AP

President Barack Obama’s nomination of federal appellate court judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court is a historic event that immediately reverberated among Latinos, women and ordinary Americans who seek to achieve lofty dreams despite humble beginnings.

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Sotomayor…