Senate confirms Sotomayor, first Hispanic justice

The Hill by J. Taylor Rushing | Aug. 6, 2009 (Breaking News)

The Senate on Thursday sent Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court with a modest display of bipartisan support, making her the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman to serve on the high court.

The 68-31 vote held few surprises, as a small band of Republicans joined Democrats in confirming her 72 days after President Barack Obama nominated the former prosecutor and judge. Her confirmation paves the way for Sotomayor to begin assembling her ... Full Story »

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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Aug. 6, 2009

In my opinion she will be a fine Justice. The only ruling that gave me concern was her ruling against the Firemen, which the Supreme Court overturned.

The vote brought another loss to the National Rifle Association, which was opposing Sotomayor out of concerns over her views on gun rights. The NRA plans to consider the vote in its lawmaker evaluations, yet eight NRA-backed senators bucked the group and supported Sotomayor: Sens. Graham, Martinez, Alexander, Bond, Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.).

Very nice indeed to see the NRA get handed a defeat.

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