Most of the story lines are already set for Judge Sonia Sotomayor's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and just about all of them end with her winning confirmation as the next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. That doesn't mean, though, that she'll have an easy time. Republicans, invoking the Senate's constitutional responsibility of "advise and consent," will ask questions designed to throw Sotomayor off balance. As the hearing unfolds over about four days, 12 themes are likely to emerge.
July 08, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
As of late last week, a White House tally showed that Judge Sonia Sotomayor had met or made plans to meet with 88 senators. But the most important meeting — and the first public one — is scheduled to begin July 13.
Most of the story lines are already set for Sotomayor’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and just about all of them end with her winning confirmation as the next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. That doesn’t mean, though, that she’ll have an easy time.
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