Court Nominee stories:
Senate Ends Debate on Hamilton; Seventh Circuit Likely Awaits
Nov 18th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
And so likely ends the great debate over David Hamilton: not with a bang, but with a whimper.
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to end debate on President Obama's most controversial circuit court nominee...Obama court nominee David Hamilton clears Senate hurdle
Nov 17th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
In the first major showdown over the future direction of the federal judiciary, Democratic leaders in the Senate scored a victory on Tuesday by defeating a Republican...
Controversial court nominee survives Senate test
Nov 17th, 2009 - Boston
WASHINGTON—Democrats on Tuesday crushed a Senate filibuster against a controversial appeals court nominee, demonstrating to Republicans they can't stop President Barack Obama from turning the federal judiciary to the left.High court rules for white firefighters
Jun 29th, 2009 - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
Top Republican rips Democrats for Sotomayor 'rush'
Jun 10th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – The top Senate Republican is accusing Democrats of moving too hastily on Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination. Senate Minority Leader McConnell...



