Sotomayor confirmation hearings
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah): ‘Is judicial impartiality a duty or an option?’
(J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): ‘Unless you have a complete meltdown, you are going to be confirmed.’
(J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa): ‘Some see the Supreme Court as ground zero for their political battles.’
(J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
Sonia Sotomayor: ‘The task of a judge is not to make the law, it is to apply the law.’
(Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty Images)
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): ‘ I do not believe that Supreme Court justices are merely umpires calling balls and strikes.’
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