Confirmation Prospects for U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Confirmation Prospects for U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor

President Obama has named U-S appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York to succeed Supreme Court justice, David Souter. Guest host, Terence Smith and his guests discuss the confirmation prospects of the woman who could be the first...

President Obama has named U-S appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York to succeed Supreme Court justice, David Souter. Guest host, Terence Smith and his guests discuss the confirmation prospects of the woman who could be the first Hispanic on the nation’s highest court.

Guests

Stuart Taylor

senior writer with National Journal magazine, contributing editor at Newsweek, and coauthor with KC Johnson of "Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case" (Thomas Dunne Books)

Norman Ornstein

is resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; coauthor with Thomas Mann of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."

Jonathan Turley

professor of public interest law at George Washington University Law School

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