The Senate just voted 68-31 in favor of confirming Judge Sonia Sotomayor, officially making her the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in the history of the United States We were moved to tears here in the Latina offices, similarly to how we. . . READ FULL STORY

After being approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 28, a full senate vote is expected this week for federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the first Latino Supreme Court Justice. While it is almost certain that Sotomayor will be. . . READ FULL STORY

The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to pass Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court on to a full vote in the Senate. The committee voted 13-6 to confirm, split almost directly along party lines with all Democrats voting to confirm. . . READ FULL STORY

Some Republican Senators are weary of confirming Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, but most lawmakers say it won't make much of a difference when the issue is put to a vote in the senate. Although GOP senators do intend on blocking a. . . READ FULL STORY

Steven Colbert took to his show, The Colbert Report, to address the issues raised during last week's Senate Confirmation hearings about Sonia Sotomayor's life experiences and possible biases. He uses a really great analogy about band-aids and. . . READ FULL STORY