Jan 10th, 2010 · Seven months ago, the Supreme Court decided crime lab analysts must appear in person during trials, rather than submit written affidavits — a decision sure to create more work for prosecutors and costs for the state. The issue will be revisited Monday, and prosecutors hope one of their own will side with them: Sonia Sotomayor.
Oct 5th, 2009 · The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with new justice Sonia Sotomayor. Supreme Court reporter David Savage and Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor for Slate, focus on four cases and the key decisions the court faces in a new term.
Aug 10th, 2009 · Sonia Sotomayor was sworn-in as the first Latina justice on the Supreme Court this weekend. But has her appointment changed the environment for the young Hispanic women entering the field of law today? Three Latina law students discuss what impact Judge Sotomayor's appointment will have on their personal and professional development.
Aug 8th, 2009 · Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, with chief Justice John Roberts administering the oath of office. Now Sotomayor's real work begins. Guy Raz and Los Angeles Times Supreme Court reporter David Savage preview the cases on the docket for the court's upcoming term.
Aug 8th, 2009 · This week, Judge Sonia Sotomayor passed the final obstacles on her way to the Supreme Court, some members of Congress got a rough welcome back in their districts, and former President Clinton secured the release of two American journalists in North Korea. Guest host Daniel Zwerdling reviews the week in news with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.
Aug 6th, 2009 · In less than a month, Sonia Sotomayor, newly confirmed to sit on the Supreme Court, and the rest of the justices will rehear arguments in a high-profile campaign finance case that could rewrite the rules that restrict corporate political campaign spending.
Aug 6th, 2009 · The Senate voted 68-31 to approve President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, elevating the daughter of Puerto Rican parents after a summerlong debate filled with ethnic politics. She is the first justice nominated by a Democratic president in a decade and a half.
Aug 5th, 2009 · Judge Sonia Sotomayor looks set to be confirmed as the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice despite some pledged no votes from Republican senators. Tom Goldstein, an attorney in the law firm of Akin & Gump and a co-founder of SCOTUSblog, says opposition to Sotomayor is similar to the Democratic opposition to Samuel Alito.