Justice Sotomayor Will Be the Boss of New Year’s Eve
New York's famously crowded, noisy, and cold New Year's Eve celebration finally has a maestro: Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
The Four Women of the Supreme Court Look Fierce in Cool New Portrait
This morning, the press was given a chance to gaze upon a new portrait by Nelson Shanks featuring Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Close-up after the jump.
Sonia Sotomayor Brilliantly Shuts Down Racist Federal Prosecutor
Earlier today, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor included a written statement along with the court's rejection of a criminal case. In this unusual action, your favorite justice's letter condemned a federal prosecutor in Texas who behaved like a real dick.
Sonia Sotomayor: I Am the Most Obstinate Person You Will Ever Meet
Her Honor Sonia Sotomayor, whose face I would wear on a t-shirt, released her long awaited memoir, My Beloved World yesterday. Cheesy title aside, the book promises to take us on a journey from her childhood in a Bronx housing project to her current reality as my second favorite Supreme Court Justice. The fact that…
Federal Appeals Court Frustratingly Blocks Contraceptive Mandate in…
Even after Justice Sotomayor performed a holiday miracle
Jon Stewart Says He Almost Quit the Daily Show Because 'These People…
Ugh, it's like one of those nauseating stories you hear where someone was supposed to go on vacation with their friends and then they got mono at the last minute and had to stay home and then the plane crashed—except in this case the person with mono is the American public and the ill-fated flight is Jon Stewart almost …
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Visits Sesame Street, Explains…
Is there a way to make this required viewing for every single kid in America? And some adults, too? It's just so awesome.
[, ]Babies, Khakis and Minivans: Meet the Women Behind those 'Concerned Mom' …
As November approaches, she'll become so ubiquitous that you'll swear you know her. You overhear her conversations with her husband, you see the concern on her face as she balances a baby on her hip while musing aloud about the future of Medicare. Barack Obama wants to take my baby's piggy bank, she'll say, in a less…
SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor is slated to appear in an episode of Sesame Street next season. Supremely adorable.
Where Are The Fat Female Politicians?
Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie dashed the hopes of many a frustrated golf playing white guy when he announced yesterday that now is not the time for him to vie for the Republican Presidential nomination. In the weeks leading up to his announcement, speculation swirled about his policy positions and viability as…
Supreme Court's New Female Justices Not Afraid To Speak Up
The appointments of Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor caused liberals to wring their hands with worry. What if they weren't liberal enough? What was the President doing? Liberals, breathe a sigh of relief for now. They're kicking ass.
Is Teresa Lewis's Execution A Gender Issue?
The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia death-row inmate Teresa Lewis
Kagan Confirmed As Supreme Court Justice
A Senate vote of 63-37 has confirmed President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. (That included five Republicans, compared to nine for Sonia Sotomayor.) She'll be the fourth female Justice to serve.
Have Women Given Up On Corporate America?
Women — especially moms — are underrepresented in top corporate and government jobs. But is what looks like inequality actually a savvy choice by women themselves?
Sonia Sotomayor To Write Memoir
Ready for another "coming-of-age" memoir? Well, since this one grows in a Bronx housing project and becomes a Supreme Court Justice, we are. Sonia Sotomayor just signed a book deal with Knopf for an as-yet-untitled memoir.
Supreme Court Hearing Fashion Showdown!
Above The Law gives Elena Kagan's hearings the Us Weekly treatment; readers overwhelmingly preferred Elena Kagan's blue blazer and black shirt to Sonia Sotomayor's. By Day 2 of her hearings, Kagan's already won the battle that counts. [Above The Law]
Kagan Could "Maybe Host Some Single Ladies Fiestas With Sonia Sotomayor"
"When does a woman go from being single to unmarried?" asks Austen-lover
Supreme Court Battle Lines: Homosexuality, Choice And Homosexuality…
If identity and ethnicity dominated
Towards A More Perfect Nation: Sotomayor Navigates A Race, Gender,…
In Latina, we learned all about Sonia Sotomayor's personal life and style. A new profile in the New Yorker thoroughly probes her work life and relationships to paint another picture of the justice as intellectually savvy, confident, and compassionate.
