Congratulations, Justice Sonia Sotomayor! Sotomayor was confirmed earlier today by a vote of 68 to 31-nine Republicans crossed the aisle to vote for her.
With the ascension of one “wise Latina” to the highest court in the land, I assume the rounding up and imprisoning of whites will begin any day now, so I’ll have to [...]
Unless every major news agency is jumping the wrong gun this morning, President Obama will nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retired SCOTUS Justice David Souter. Obama will be on the teevee making an announcement at 10:15 EST.
The Senate Republicans have tapped Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to replace the newly Democratic Arlen Specter as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The position has added importance in wake of Justice Souter’s announced retirement. Sessions will act as the opposition to committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) during the upcoming Senate confirmation hearings for Souter’s as yet undecided replacement.
According to reports from both NPR and MSNBC, Supreme Court Justice David Souter has notified the White House of his intention to retire from the court at the end of the current term.
Where is that, you ask? Why, dear reader(s), that would be the Supreme Court which, in what must be one of the strongest signs yet of impending apocalypse, is actually giving the time of day to this ridiculous piece of batshittery:
The US Supreme Court will consider whether to take up a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack [...]
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