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Hearings for Obama Judicial Nominee Begin Today

The most important court in Washington, D.C. may just be the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The D.C. Circuit, as it’s known, hears some of the most important federal cases. It’s the court that hears most of the emergency injunctions over federal regulations on everything from food safety to air […]

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Sotomayor: What You Need to Know

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President Obama will nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the as his first appointment to the court. For what the rest of the nation needs to know about this likely pick, we turn to New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny.

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Obama’s Nominee: The Supremes’ First Hispanic Woman

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President Obama is expected to announce that he will fill retiring Justice David Souter’s seat on the high court with Sonia Sotomayor. For more about the potential Justice we turn to Slate Magazine’s Senior Legal Correspondent Dahlia Lithwick.

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Sonia Sotomayor: Obama’s Supreme Court Pick

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Early reports say that President Obama has made his choice for the U.S. Supreme Court. The pick to fill retiring Justice Souter’s seat appears to be Sonia Sotomayor. The Takeaway turns to Columbia Law Professor Nate Persily for more.