NARAL ProChoice America endorses Sotomayor, citing testimony on privacy, abortion rights

August 4th, 2009 Nevada Sen. Ensign will vote against SotomayorWASHINGTON — Sen. John Ensign says he will oppose Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S.

July 21st, 2009 Panel delays Sotomayor vote as GOP support growsWASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee put off its vote Tuesday on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for one week amid objections from the panel's conservative Republicans, even as the judge's support among GOP moderates continued to grow. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the Judiciary chairman, said his panel would vote on Sotomayor's nomination on July 28 and expressed confidence she would win confirmation by a bipartisan vote of the full Senate in time for the Supreme Court's earlier-than-usual first meeting Sept.

July 19th, 2009 Sessions remains troubled by Sotomayor's recordWASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he remains troubled by some of Sonia Sotomayor's remarks and rulings. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama says he isn't ready to say whether he will vote for or against President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court.

July 16th, 2009 How Sotomayor's comments compare to Roberts, AlitoWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominees rarely take risky or controversial positions when in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sonia Sotomayor is no exception. She's following a path charted by several nominees before her, including Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, on the questions they've all been asked.

July 16th, 2009 Graham talking more positively about SotomayorWASHINGTON — A Republican critic of Sonia Sotomayor says he's feeling more comfortable about her going to the Supreme Court, saying he hopes she won't let personal opinions drive her rulings. In an exchange with Sotomayor, Sen.

July 15th, 2009 FACT CHECK: Sotomayor tied abortion ban, slavery?WASHINGTON — Abortion opponents saw their issue take center stage when Sen. Lindsey Graham questioned Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor about her 12-year tenure with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.

July 15th, 2009 Sotomayor refers to precedent on abortionWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is shedding no additional light on her views on abortion, despite persistent questioning from one of the Senate's staunchest abortion opponents. Sotomayor referred to Supreme Court cases establishing that women have a constitutional right to abortions in some circumstances and that the high court must consider whether state regulations pose an undue burden on that right.

July 15th, 2009 Sotomayor on the issuesSonia Sotomayor's rulings and writings on some issues in which she has refused to spell out her views during questioning by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee: ABORTION She has not ruled in any cases that squarely confronted the right to abortion. As an appeals court judge she dismissed a challenge to the so-called global gag rule that denied federal funding to international organizations that provide or promote abortions.

July 14th, 2009 Protester removed from Sotomayor hearingWASHINGTON — An anti-abortion activist has been removed from Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the fifth demonstrator to disrupt the proceedings in two days. It took a half-dozen Capitol Police officers to remove the struggling protester from the hearing room Tuesday after he yelled, "She's a baby killer." Four protesters were arrested Monday and charged with unlawful conduct-disruption of Congress.

July 14th, 2009 Sotomayor defends 'wise Latina' remarkWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor stoutly denied racial bias Tuesday at her Senate confirmation hearing and said an oft-criticized remark about her Hispanic heritage affecting her decisions was a rhetorical device gone awry. An attempted play on words "fell flat" in a speech in 2001, Sotomayor told Sen.

July 10th, 2009 Women's groups quiet on SotomayorWASHINGTON — Women's groups, euphoric when President Barack Obama chose Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, have been remarkably quiet in the weeks since on the judge who would be the court's third woman ever. Sotomayor's few rulings on the abortion issue have made abortion rights activists unwilling to crusade on her behalf, and other liberal women's organizations say they're waiting to voice full-throated support until they know more about her record.

June 6th, 2009 Too early to rule out Sotomayor filibusterWASHINGTON — The Senate's top Republican said Friday it's "way too early to know" whether his party will try to block a vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation, leaving open a possibility that a so-far mild debate on her confirmation could turn bitter. Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to break with others in his party who have said they don't foresee using Senate rules to try to stop Sotomayor.

May 31st, 2009 Abortion foes fear backlash to Tiller's slayingNEW YORK — Anti-abortion leaders are deeply worried that the Obama administration and other Democrats may try to capitalize on the slaying of Dr. George Tiller to defuse the abortion issue in upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

May 31st, 2009 Abortion foes fear backlash to Tiller's murderNEW YORK — Anti-abortion leaders voiced concern Sunday that the Obama administration and other Democrats may try to capitalize on the murder of Dr. George Tiller to defuse the abortion issue in upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

April 30th, 2009 Obama defends support for abortion rightsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says abortion is both a moral and ethical issue, and abortion rights backers make a mistake when they consider it solely a matter of women's freedom. Obama told a prime-time news conference Wednesday that he supports abortion rights because he thinks a woman is in a better position to make a very personal choice than a member of Congress or the president.