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Articles Written by: REID J. EPSTEIN
Moreso than any of Republicans to address Sonia Sotomayor thus far, Sen. Arlen Specter (was R-, now D-Penn.) is visibly and audibly upset with the Supreme Court nominee for ducking his questions about abortion, the number of cases the court considers ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Spin Cycle,
15 Jul 2009
At the end of Sen. Amy Klobuchar's time questioning Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, the Minnesota Democrat became the latest interrogator to bring up Sotomayor's love of baseball.
"Did you have a chance to watch the All-Star game last night?" ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Newsday,
15 Jul 2009
Sen. Lindsey Graham (D-S.C.) hit all the GOP talking points during his question time. He returned to her infamous "wise Latina woman" line, saying that an unstated they "would have had my head" if he'd made a similar remark about himself. He also asked ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Spin Cycle,
14 Jul 2009
After Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) peppered Sotomayor with tough questions about her past statements about her Hispanic heritage impacting her judgement, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) comes to the rescue by asking the judge about her personal feelings in ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Newsday,
14 Jul 2009
Sotomayor said in response to a question from Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) that the attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001, did not change the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
"The issue of the country’s safety and ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Newsday,
14 Jul 2009
The day's first protester appeared while Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) was asking Sotomayor about cases involving personal property rights. All we could hear from the broadcast was the man yelling "defend the babies!" The protester was quickly removed. ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Newsday,
14 Jul 2009
"If there was a test for judicial temperment, you passed it with an A plus plus," Feinstein said. "What's happening here is this reserved and factual and very considered nominee is being characterized as being an activist when she is anything but. I ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Spin Cycle,
14 Jul 2009
"There's a rumor that People for the American Way, that these people have been smearing Frank Ricci, because he may be willing to be a witness in these proceedings. I hope that’s not true. I know you have nothing to do with this. That’s the type of ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Newsday,
14 Jul 2009
On affirmative action: "always first a legislative determination"
On Bush v. Gore: "I don't take a position."
On Kelo v. New London: "Kelo is precedent. I must follow it."
On Roe v Wade: "That is the precedent of the court and settled."
On Planned ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Newsday,
14 Jul 2009
After repeated questioning on her "wise Latina" quotation by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), left, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor bends in her defense of her words, that she was trying to inspire young Latinos that their life experiences would be ...
From REID J. EPSTEIN,
Newsday,
14 Jul 2009
