Firefighter says Sotomayor's ruling divides people

2009-07-17 07:05:07 GMT SINA.com WASHINGTON – Frank Ricci, the white firefighter who recently won his reverse discrimination case at the Supreme Court, said Thursday that an unfavorable ruling by Sonia Sotomayor and other judges "divides people who don't wish to be divided along racial lines." Ricci and his firefighting colleague from New Haven, Conn., Lt. Ben Vargas, denounced the appeals court ruling by Sotomayor and two other judges on the federal appeals court in New York. But in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, neither man voiced opposition to Sotomayor's confirmation as a Supreme Court justice.

Witness quotes from Sotomayor hearings

2009-07-17 06:52:35 GMT SINA.com Some quotes from witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court:

Sotomayor on her way; GOP pledges quick court vote

2009-07-17 02:05:15 GMT SINA.com WASHINGTON – Sonia Sotomayor sped toward confirmation as the nation's first Hispanic justice Thursday, encouraged by Republican promises of a quick vote and cheered on by a Democratic senator's challenge to take on the Supreme Court's conservative wing when she arrives.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Sotomayor testifies before the Senate

2009-07-13 23:23:37 GMT Xinhua English The U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her Senate confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill, in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, on July 13, 2009. If confirmed at the Senate, Sonia Sotomayor would become the first Hispanic Justice of the Supreme Court.

Sotomayor has long record in business cases

2009-07-16 11:08:35 GMT SINA.com Sonia Sotomayor, nominated by President Barack Obama for the U.S. Supreme Court, has a lengthy record of rulings in business cases as a federal judge in New York.

Sotomayor on the issues

2009-07-16 10:05:46 GMT SINA.com Sonia Sotomayor's rulings and writings on some issues in which she has refused to spell out her views during questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee:

How Sotomayor's comments compare to Roberts, Alito

2009-07-16 10:03:55 GMT SINA.com WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominees rarely take risky or controversial positions when in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sonia Sotomayor is no exception.

1 more day of questions for Sotomayor

2009-07-16 09:50:36 GMT SINA.com WASHINGTON – Barring a monumental mistake, Sonia Sotomayor has to endure only a few more hours in the witness chair before she can look ahead to her eventual confirmation as a Supreme Court justice.