judge sotomayor in maloney v. cuomo and her two panelists stated that those consistent interpretations of the supreme court's precedent were binding upon them and while a panel in the ninth circuit in nor dick v. king recently bypassed such precedent, a seventh circuit panel led by judge shackly criticized the senatordike decision for doing so and i instead they agreed with judge sotomayor's opinion because they, too, concluded that the supreme court's precedent was bientdzing upon them. and just last week the full ninth circuit itself agreed to reconsider its decision in the nordike decision. the supreme court may well revisit this issue soon. but the issue before us in the senate right now is whether the judge has demonstrated, as she describes, fidelity to the law. and the precedent as we would expect. because several long-standing supreme court precedents had been widely construed by state and federal courts alike not to incorporate the second amendment and because the supreme court in footnote 3 of the heller

leahy, in support of senator sonia sotomayor -- in support of sonia sotomayor.his week we have the opportunity to make history, to bring an hispanic and only the third woman to the united states supreme court. senator klobuchar spoke eloquently about the challenges women faced and i'm pleased to say as governor i appointed the first woman to the new hampshire supreme court. i come today to the floor to speak in support of sonia sotomayor's nomination, however not because of the historic nature of that nomination, but because she is more than qualified to sit on the supreme court. i'm really somewhat perplexed by why the vote on her nomination will not be unanimous. judge sotomayor is immensely qualified. the nonpartisan american bar association standing committee on the federal judiciary, which has evaluated the professional qualifications of nominees to the federal bench since 1948, unanimously -- unanimously -- rated sotomayor as well-qualified to be a supreme court justice after carefully considering her integrity, professional competence and judicial tempera

sotomayor, to come forward. >> judge sotomayor, are you prepared to take the oath? >> i am. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich. >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich. >> and that i will faithfully and impartially. >> and that i will faithfully and impartially. >> discharge and perform. >> discharge and perform. >> all the duties incumbent upon me. >> all of the duties incumbent upon me. >> as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, and welcome to the court. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> for more information on the confirmati

now back to judge sotomayor's speech. after agreeing with law professors who say that there is no objective stance, only a series of perspectives, no neutrality, judge sotomayor then said -- and i quote -- "i further accept that our experiences as women and people of color will in some way affect our decisions. what professor minow's quote means to me is not all women or people of color in all circumstances, but enough women and people of color in enough cases will make a difference in the process of judging." judge sotomayor is talking here about different outcomes in cases based upon who the judge is. she goes on to substantiate her case by citing an outcome in a case -- excuse me -- in a state court's father's visitation case and two studies which tend to show differences between women and men in making decisions in cases. she said -- and i quote -- "as recognized by legal scholars, whatever the reason, not with you one woman or person of color in any situation, but as a group we will have an effect on the development

judge sotomayor voted against plaintiffs 81% of the time. she also handed out longer jail sentences than her colleagues as a district court judge. she sentenced white collar criminals to at least six months in prison, 48% of the time. whereas her other colleagues did so only 34% of the time. and in drug indications, 5.5% of convicted drug offenders received a prison -- 85.5% of convicted drug offenders received a prison sentence from judge sotomayor sotomayor compared to 79% of her colleagues' cases. a few weeks ago i was at the minnesota airport and a guy came up to me and ask if i was going to vote for that woman? i said, what do you mean? she said that judge. i said i actually went to -- i want to meet her first. this is before i met her. i said i want to ask some questions before i make a decision. he said i don't know how you do that. because she always let's her feelings get in front of the law. this guy needs to hear the statistics. he needs to hear the statistics that senator gillibrand was talking about. the statistics when she serv

judge sotomayor had invented. in one case the supreme court affirmed judge sotomayor's results that reject her reasoning because her reading of the relevant statute, quote, fly is in the face of the statutory language, unquote. and in one case where the supreme court affirmed both judge sotomayor's results and reasoning it did so by the slimmest 5-4 margin. now this is a very shaky record on appeal. the ricci v. de stefano case is one in which the supreme court reversed judge sotomayor. the court reversed the result by a 5-4 vote, but unanimously rejected her reasoning. in this case, judge sotomayor affirmed the city of new haven's decision to throw out the results of a fairly designed and administered a firefighter promotion exam because too few racial minority past it. this case presents troubling questions of both process and substance. judge sotomayor initially used a summary order that did not have to be circulated to the full second circuit. that bothered me a great deal because judges know when the issue a

thoo she's a close friend of judge sotomayor and has been watching the events with judge sotomayor this afternoon. ellen, give us the play-by-play. what was judge sotomayor's reaction? >> it was truly exciting. we were in a room with all the judge, many of the judges from the second circuit and district court, many of her former clerks, close friends. we all watched very, very quietly and intently and as soon as people were warned not to have a reaction, we started shouting and clapping. we took that as a sign to behave otherwise. >> was the judge screaming and yelling, too? how excited was she? >> she was very moved. she took it all in and looked very, very moved and very soon after the vote finished, her phone rang and we were all hushed because we thought it might be the president, but it was her mother. they cried softly together over the phone and we went back to hooping and hollering along with her. >> it has to be incredible. you are witnessing history with a person at the center of it all. is the judge still around anywhere near where you are? >> no. she's off somewhere else. i

sobre lo que significa para los hispanos la confirmaciÓn de sonia sotomayor.> vam a sacramento. allÍ, arnaldo torres nos harÁ sus impresiones sobre la votaciÓn en el senado para la confirmaciÓn de la jueza sotomayor. es la primera juez es para la cortsuprema de justicia de los estados unidos, ¿quÉ mensaje le envÍa esto al libro de la historia de este paÍs a quienes no subirÁn del otro lado de la frontera? >> como obama hizo para este paÍs sotomayor hizo para muchos latinos y jÓvenes,p comenzÓ a dar medida a muchos sueÑos para muchos en este paÍs. es un dÍa esencial para muchos pero especialmente para nuestra raza en nuestro paÍs nos indica que el h@sueÑo icano realmente se puede cumplir con este ejemplo de sotomayor, siendo confirmada. >> criterios tales como su visiÓn sobre el aborto y la caÑas ante armas siguen haciendo a la jueza sotomayor centra las crÍticas de aquellos que la votarÁn en contra incluso de aquellos que votaron a favor. ¿hasta quÉ punto eso puede influir en las decisiones con la aplicaciÓn de la ley en un tm voto dado? >> nunca vamos a saber

en new york la ciudad natal de sotomayor.sido más alegre y emotiva en el bronx. blanca rosa vilches nos hablo de como recibieron la noticia familiares y amigos de sotomayor. la ciudad que la vio nacer y crecer. celebra con ella su llegada a la corte suprema del país. y la emoción como es de entenderse llega a las lágrimas. >>> mis lágrimas son de mucha emoción porque una mujer puede lograrlo con educación con sacrificio. lograr, no hay límite para el ser humano, es mi emoción de este día. >>> una emoción que comparten todos los latinos y latinas a través del país. y que venere encontré jads en ella sus propios orígenes. dieron mal tiempo años y años atrás. >>> para los políticos es una señal sumamente importante en la historia de este país >>> ahora lo que vemos es que el gobierno que nos representa está también con la diversidad de esta nación. y que nosotros podos ser imparciales. >>> los puertorriqueñosh@ ten la misma historia. >>> la prima con que sonia sotomayor compartió tantos años, dice que llegó el día de máximo orgu

bush in 1992 nominated sonia sotomayor to the u.s. district court for the southern district of new york the senate approved her nomination by unanimous consent. when president clinton in 1998 nominated her to the second circuit court of appeals the senate voted 67-29 to confirm her on an overwhelmingly bipartisan co. per now familiar personal story is no less impressive. the confirmation of judge sonia sotomayor to the highest court in the country will inspire girls and young women everywhere to work hard and set their dreams high. americans look to the lawmakers to work together to make the country stronger. they expect us to put partisanship aside to advance the interest of the american people. if there is one issue we should be able to come together on to put aside our differences it is the confirmation of judge sonia sotomayor to the united states supreme court. i look forward to having the opportunity to go to in support of her confirmation with the majority of my colleagues. thank you, mr. president and thank you senator klobuch

they did not know judge sonia sotomayor.isten into those hearings, as interesting as they were in fits and starts, when it was over, i learned that she is good under pressure. on the issues, i did not learn anything. >> that is right. shepard: i am not sure that is good for all of us. >> it is a terrible thing for us. the score is governing our lives in many ways and making moral decisions for us -- this court is the governing our lives in many ways. and the public does not understand that fully. and the questioning did not bring it out adequately. shepard: why aren't you b itter? >> what is the point? no, i am not bitter. shepard: a good lesson for all of us. judge robert bork, great to talk to you. the senate is next, expected to vote on extending the popular cash for clunkers program. it would give car owners the money and more time to hand in their old cars. is that a good program? is it a stimulus that is working? why are people against it? the latest on all of that is coming up. . limb: dude that was sick! i've been ha

for all these reasons, i will vote for the confirmation of judge sotomayor to be justice sotomayor. >> thank you very much, senator cardin. i appreciate that. senator whitehouse. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for your wise and fair leadership of these confirmation proceedings. i also thank the ranking member for his fairness and courtesy of these proceedings. i will be proud to vote in support for judge sotomayor's nomination to the supreme court. i appreciate as i know the chairman and others do her background as a prosecutor. and i believe her noncontroversial 17-year record as a federal judge makes clear that she's dedicated to the rule of law, has a proper judicial temperament and gives every party before her a fair hearing. i also believe the unequivocal pledge that judge sotomayor gave me. that she will respect the role of congress as representatives of the american people, that she will decide cases based on the law and the facts, that she will not pre-judge any case but listen to every party that comes before her, and that she will respect precedent and limit herse

leahy, in support of senator sonia sotomayor -- in support of sonia sotomayor.his week we have the opportunity to make history, to bring an hispanic and only the third woman to the united states supreme court. senator klobuchar spoke eloquently about the challenges women faced and i'm pleased to say as governor i appointed the first woman to the new hampshire supreme court. i come today to the floor to speak in support of sonia sotomayor's nomination, however not because of the historic nature of that nomination, but because she is more than qualified to sit on the supreme court. i'm really somewhat perplexed by why the vote on her nomination will not be unanimous. judge sotomayor is immensely qualified. the nonpartisan american bar association standing committee on the federal judiciary, which has evaluated the professional qualifications of nominees to the federal bench since 1948, unanimously -- unanimously -- rated sotomayor as well-qualified to be a supreme court justice after carefully considering her integrity, professional competence and judicial tempera

judge sonia sotomayor is well qualified. she has the highest rating in the american buyers association. one need look no further than her experience, her ability, temperament or judgment. the president nominated a person with more federal judiciary experience than anyone nominated to the u.s. supreme court in nearly 100 years. he nominated somebody with federal trial judge experience, the only member of the supreme court with federal trial judge experience, and tremendous experience, the most active prosecutor's office in this country. as her testimony for the committee reenforce, she is a restrained judge who applies a lot to the facts. ironically, the few decisions for which she has been criticized are cases in which she did not reach out to change the law or defile judicial precedent. in other words, cases in which she refused to be an activist judge and make law from the bench. in her 17 years on the bench, there's not one example, loan a pattern, of her ruling based on bias or prejudice or sympathy. she has been true to

sotomayor. i want to commend my republican colleague, particularly senator jeff sessions, for conducting a very respectful and civil hearing process for the nominee. this is something we haven't seen in a number of years here. they were respectful towards her. even those who disagreed with her judicial philosophy showed courtesy and respect during the hearings, and it's something i very much appreciate. our goal through this process has not been to block this nomination and to stop her from going to the supreme court. the votes have never been there to do that. what we have been trying to show is a pattern here by the obama administration and the democrat majority of moving towards more and more government control in all areas of our lives. we see it in the stimulus plan, that instead of leaving money in the private sector, we take it away and spend it on things like tur tepl tunnels and other kinds of -- turtle tunnels and other kinds of wasteful spending across the country. government spending

judge sotomayor understands people like linda brown. she's developed a 17-year record as a moderate judge who's squarely in the mainstream. one of her colleagues on the second circuit court of appeals for our country has credit card sotomayor with such an insightful and convincing understanding of the law that she changed his mind many times. he said and i quote -- "i would read one of the memos she had written on a case and say -- i think she's got it and i don't." end of quote. this is one of the reasons that both republican and democratic presidents have nominated her to the federal bench. it's the reason she's been confirmed twice by this body with strong bipartisan support. it's the reason that liberals and conservatives a like in the -- alike in the senate today will vote to confirm her. this woman's brilliance was on display last month. remember, mr. president, she had just broken her leg. but she stood four days of grueling testimony with some of the finest legal minds in our country, the democrats and republicans of that judici

judge sotomayor was confirmed by a vote of 68-31. becomes the court's third female justice andát first hispanic justice. >> we are administering the oath this morning, so that she can begin work as an associate justice without delay. i would like to invite the judge's mother and judge soth sotomayor's brother to join her. are you ready to take the oath? raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> and do equal right to the poor and rich. >> that i will faithfully and impartial way discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. under the constitution and laws of the united states, so help me god. congratulations, and welcome to the court. [applause] >> for more on the confirmation, go to our web upset -- website at c-span.org. you will see individual statements by centers about the confirmation. enter the ho

judge sotomayor understands people like linda brown. she's developed a 17-year record as a moderate judge who's squarely in the mainstream. one of her colleagues on the second circuit court of appeals for our country has credit card sotomayor with such an insightful and convincing understanding of the law that she changed his mind many times. he said and i quote -- "i would read one of the memos she had written on a case and say -- i think she's got it and i don't." end of quote. this is one of the reasons that both republican and democratic presidents have nominated her to the federal bench. it's the reason she's been confirmed twice by this body with strong bipartisan support. it's the reason that liberals and conservatives a like in the -- alike in the senate today will vote to confirm her. this woman's brilliance was on display last month. remember, mr. president, she had just broken her leg. but she stood four days of grueling testimony with some of the finest legal minds in our country, the democrats and republicans of that judici

sotomayor, to come forward. >> judge sotomayor are you prepared to take the oath. >> i am. >> please raise your right hand. and repeat after me. i, sonia sotomayor to solemnly swear. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons... >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich... >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich... >> and, that i will faithfully and impartially... >> and that i will faith alley and impartially... >> discharge and perform... >> discharge and perform... >> all of the duties incumbent upon me... >> all of the duties incumbent upon me... >> as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states... >> under the constitution and laws of the united states... >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, and welcome to the court. [applause] [applause] >> rick: with that solemn oath, sonia sotomayor,

but what other kinds of changes do you expect justice sotomayor to bring to the bench? >> well, first of all, i'm not sure people are right in assuming she's going to replace justice souter in terms of the perspective and opinions that she will write. i think she will surprise some of her critics and not be quite as unwelcome as they might suspect. i also think in terms of the other contribution that she will make, i think she will add to the discussion a perspective of someone that did not come from privilege, and who understands, therefore, the different ways in which law touches people. you knows, for many of us law has always been a protector, we do not think much of it at all as something that has been an unpleasant presence in our lives and that is not true for everyone in the country and i think it is important in interpreting the law, to understand the various ways in which law touches people. >> rick: final question, dean epps, i wonder for those people out there, who are watching, who still might have reservations, about this very experienced judge, taking the

judge sotomayor passes all three with flying colors. no one can seriously doubt her legal excellence, and i do not think anyone here does. i have a hard time understanding how anyone could conclude she is anything but moderate. from cases ranging from business to criminal law immigration, she is squarely within the mainstream, and her 17 years on the bench have produced not even a stray fought that could be viewed as way outside the mainstream. finally, her diversity is not just cosmetic. it arises not only from her race and gender, but also from her working-class upbringing and unique experiences, just as it did four other nominees such as justices alito and thomas, spoke movingly of their own backgrounds. if my colleagues cannot support judge sotomayor, it's simply suggests they will never support anyone nominated by president obama. she is thoughtful, a distinguished jurist, and moderate. elections do matter. to think that the president would nominate someone who mirrors the beliefs of the extreme conservativesa is perplexing. so, mr

kimberly dozier in washington has more. >> i, sonia sotomayor... >> reporter: sonia sotomayor today became the first hispanic, the third minority, and the third woman to join the supreme court in more than 200 years. >> as an associate justice... >> reporter: and it's the first time we've seen this moment on tv. chief justice john roberts swearing in the curt's newest member. >> congratulationses and welcome to the court. >> reporter: her mothertans atad raisedh sotomayor on her own. she told her daughter she could become anything she put her mind to. today, the self-described puerto rican girl from the south bronx became living proof of that. and her moment here-- >> go, sonia! >> ...was celebrated across her home town. >> i'm just joyous. she's latina. >> this is our moment. latino moment, people of color. >> reporter: some are hoping she'll champion women's and minority rights. others fear she'll lean left as the first appointee by a democratic president in 15 years. >> a judge embraces empathy at the expense of objectivity. >> reporter: the experts say it often takes three to four year

sotomayor se incorpora a su nuevo trabajo.os al punto de la discusiÓn. >> el desciende de los estados unidos estarÁ en guadalajara. es una reuniÓn entre los funcionarios de mÉco y canadÁ. nos acompaÑar vÍa satÉlite desde mÉxico la analista. gracias por estar con nosotros. el tema central de la reuniÓn con el ex presiente de fox, estamos acostumbrados de hablar nmigraciÓn. con calderón es otra temÁtica, violencia y narcotrÁfico.h@tmmhuéwwçkph@h@h presidente calderÓn cambióla jerarquÍa de la importancia de los temas. migraciÓn viene para el en un segundo plano en esta relaciÓn bilateral entre mÉxico y estados unidos. sin embargo, la reuniÓn que van a tener hoy el presidente obama y el presidente calderÓn van a tocar la migraciÓn como uno de los temas a diferencia de los presentes anteriores, obama dijo que estÁ comprometido para una reforma migratoria integral. serÁ un tema que estarÁ en la mesa. sin embargo, la seguridad estarÁ en primer plano. >> desde que calderÓn llegó al poder, han muerto muchas personas por la violencia. u

becomes justice sotomayor. you are looking live at the supreme court building in washington where in about an hour, she'll be sworn in as the new associate justice on the supreme court. >> >> jamie: and john roberts will administer the constitutional oath to the third female and the first hispanic member to sit on the nation's highest court, the first time in history that it will all be televised and fox news will televised and fox news will bring it to you live! captioning by, closed captioning services, inc. >> and the day is here for judge sonia sotomayor, hello and welcome to a special edition of america's news headquarters from new york city, i'm rick folbaum. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby, great to have you with us on this exciting day and if you are tuning in for the cost of freedom, no worries it will air later today at 12:00 eastern and only one hour remains now, before judge sotomayor takes her oath and becomes the 111th supreme court justice, caroline shivley is live after the supreme court monitoring th

the full senate begins consideration of judge sonia sotomayor today. yesterday senator john mccain said he will not support president obama's choice for the supreme court. here are senator mccain's remarks. >> it's with great respect for judge sotomayor's qualifications that i come to the floor to discuss nomination to the united states supreme court. there's no doubt that judge sotomayor has the professional background and qualifications that one hopes for in a supreme court nominee. as we all know she is a former prosecutor, served as an attorney in private practice and spent 12 years as an appellate court judge. she is an immensely qualified candidate. and obviously judge sotomayor's life story is inspiring and compelling. as a child of puerto rican pawp whose did not speak -- parents who did in the speak english, judge sotomayor took it upon herself to learn english and became an outstanding student. she graduated cum laude from princeton university and later from yale law school. judge sotomayor herself stated that she is "an ordinary person bless

sotomayor, the judge's mother, and dr. sotomayor her brother, to come forward. judge sotomayor, are you prepared to take the oath? >> oh, yes. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> i sonia sotomayor do saum solemnly swear. >> that i will administer justice without respect for person. >> that i will administer justice without respect to person. >> and to equal rights to the poor and to the rich. >> and to equal rights to the poor and to the rich. >> and that i will faithfully and impartially. >> and that i will faithfully and impartially. >> discharge and perform. >> discharge and perform. >> all the do you wanties incumbent upon me. >> all of the duties incumbent upon me. >> as associate justice ever the supreme court of the united states. >> as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, and welcome to the court. >> a

judge sonia sotomayor's credentials are impeccable. set aside for a moment the fact that she graduated at the top of her class in princeton, set aside her tenure as editor of the yale hall review, her work at the manhattan district attorney's office, her successful prosecution of child abusers, murderers and white-collar criminals. set aside her courtroom experience and practical hands-on knowledge of all sides of the legal system. even set aside her appointment by george h. w. bush to the u.s. district court in new york and her appointment by bill clinton to the u.s. court of appeals, and the fact that she was confirmed by both a democratic majority senate and a republican majority senate which alone tells this senate if she was qualified than, she must be qualified now. set all of that aside, and you are still left with someone who would bring more judicial experience to the supreme court than any justice in the last 70 years, more federal judicial experience than anyone nominated to the court in the last century. mr. president, the

and to give debate on sotomayor. and the house finished his legislative work on friday and adjourned until september 8. health care will be on the agenda when they get back. and on friday night there was health care bill approved 31-28. the last to mark up a version of that legislation. >> and now former president bill clinton on his partnership of his association and the american heart association regarding childhood obeseit. this is about 45 minutes. >> thank you, thank you. thank you. thank you very much. dr. freedman and admiral gosman, thank you for being here. and i was reminded when the doctor said i had a foundation in new york, his former hometown. they was kidding him backstage that hillary and i, as you know we have a daughter we are proud of. and she left the private sector and went back to graduate school in public health. [applause] one of the things she hoped to do was spend this summer working in new york city for dr. freedman and another person he ripped out of his department to make new york the mos

el presidente barack obama recibe en la casa blanca la nueva jueza de la corte de justicia sonia sotomayor>> 2 hispanos reciben la medalla presidencial de la libertad una es una estrella de cine de teatro y televisión el otro del campo y de la me skwdi. el presidente felipe calderón va a colombia. el presidente de costa rica o oscar arias, cae víctima de la uno influyo ende u influenza humana. este es su noticiero jorge caemos y maría elena salinas. >>> comenzamos la noticia con la visita de la jueza sotomayor, a la casa blanca, en los 236 años de historia de los estados unidos. lourdes en washington nos dice que hoy se destacó una vida de una pobre niñ que nació en nueva york y que perdió a su padre más joven y hoy es la latina más importante del país. (aplausos). > en una ceremonia en suh@ hono hispana frente al máximo tribunal pero este momento no es sólo de ella afirmó. es sobre cada niño o niña que crecerá pensando sí sonia sotomayor lo puede lograr quizás yo también puedo. la jueza dijo que ningún discurso podría expresar la emoción y alegría que sentía, y agradeció al presidente de

we will be following the sotomayor confirmation. in the meantime, big story that's being followed is the health care debate, the screaming, et cetera. well, guess what? it's getting uglier. house speaker, nancy pelosi, now suggestion the loud opponents of health care reform are not legitimate. this is what nancy pelosi came out and said, she goes on to say some are wearing swasticas. we have been unable to confirm someone wearing swasticas. we have called her office to have her explain what she meant and where she had seen them. when she does, we will share that with you. again, these town hall meetings, central to the democrats plan to sell health care reform, are being assailed by angry opponents who are drowning out speakers and shutting down the debate. >> nancy pelosi, harry reid and the rest of the people in congress and the senate, are they going to be willing to be on the same plan they are asking us to be on? >> in fact, several democratic members of congress now have canceled their town hall meetings, we learned, at least

agnes, you feel strongly about judge sotomayor.eard people say that perhaps she won't be able to be objective because of past comments she made -- perhaps better than others can because she a latina? >> sometimes you have to respect the values of people who have had those differences in their lives, because coming from a poor neighborhood, you can tell the differences. and you can feel the differences. but i know and i know in my heart, that she's going to do the right thing, regardless. regardless, if she's the latino woman and whatever cases come from front of her, they're going to be very successful with her. she's going to be an asset for them. an asset. >> reporter: thank you very much. okay. automatic reaction and comments obviously watching themselves on television right now. it will be an viting time for the people, back to you, betty and rob. >> all right, susan candiotti, live getting a little flavor. checking back with you. thanks, susan. >> you can feel the excitement in that room, and it's all for what is about to happ

sotomayor is here with her husband, omar, and justice sotomayor's brother juan.y the way, i don't normally do this but let me thank my extraordinary white house staff who helped usher this stuff through. i am very proud of them. thank you very much. [applause] of course, we are here not just to celebrate our extraordinary new supreme court justice and all those who have been a part of her journey tuesday. we are here as well to celebrate an extraordinary moment for our nation. we celebrate the impact justice sotomayor has already had on people across america who have been inspired by her exceptional like story. we celebrate the greatness of the country in which such a story as possible. we celebrate how, with their overwhelming vote to confirm justice sotomayor, the united states senate, republicans and democrats tore down yet one more barrier÷ and affirm our belief that in america, the doors of opportunitysxj6 must be open to. she understands these things because she has lived these things. her life is one of those only in america stories, raised by a single m

the senate votes today on confirming sonia sotomayor to the supreme court. >>> caught on tape. a former congressman is convicted of bribery and money laundering. >>> and homecoming hugs. an emotional family reunion for two american journalists held captive in north korea. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm karen brown in for michelle guillen. the outcome is all but certain, but the vote is historic. this afternoon the senate votes on the confirmation of sonia sotomayor to the supreme court. she would be the first hispanic to sit on the nation's highest court. susan roberts is in washington with more. good morning, susan. >> reporter: karen, good morning to you. the federal judge gained even more momentum on wednesday, when she picked up two more republican senators who announced their support for her. her confirmation is how considered to be a certainty. the nation's highest court is on track to get its first hispanic justice. >> i'm confident that judge sotomayor will make an outstanding justice of the united states supreme court. >

sotomayor was confirmed yesterday. the vote was 68-31. all the democrats and two independents voted yes, but nine republicans also voted for sotomayor's confirmation. jill brown reports. >> reporter: just hours after making history, sonia sotomayor walked out of the federal courthouse in new york city ready for her new job. >> the nomination of sonia sotomayor of new york is confirmed. >> reporter: president obama's choice for the supreme court is the first hispanic woman elevated to that bench. >> this is a wonderful day for judge sotomayor and her family, but i also think it's a wonderful day for america. >> reporter: the senate's vote on sotomayor's nomination comes after three days of debate over whether or not she's the right choice. sotomayor earned yes votes from every democrat and a handful of republicans, but nearly three-quarters of the gop senators refused to vote for her. they insisteded she'd bring a liberal bias and her personal feelings into the high court. >> america needs judges who are guided and controlled not by subjec

sotomayor, si es confirmada, se convertiria en la primera hispana en la corte suprema de justicia...fernando pizarro nos tiene lo ultimo de esta historica nominacion.... la nominacion de la jueza sonia sotomayor a la corte suprema fue oficialmente presentaÑÑÑn el pleno del senado, en el preambulo de lo que seran horas de debate partidista. "estoy decepcionado por que no mas de mis colegas del otro partido van a votar por esta sobresaliente nominada. especialmente a la luz de su record y calificaciones." confirmando la division partidaria, 1 treintena de republicanos han anunciado su voto en contra. "en sus documentos y discursos, la jueza sotomayor repetidamente ha indicado que no hay objetividad o neutralidad en los jueces. ha dicho que sus experiencias afectaran los hechos que ella elija ver como jueza." grupos hispanos que apoyan la nominacion de sotomayor indican que esperaban esta oposicion por lo ocurrido en las audiencias de confirmacion. "especialm

he rejected criticism that sotomayor's record shows an aggressive liberal agenda. >> judge sotomayor's opinion for the most part were lengthy, workman-lick limited rulings, the sort of opinions that exhibit the judicial restraint one would hope for a supreme court justice. >> reporter: but the majority of republicans voted no, and saw in those same rulings and sotomayor's speeches and writings reason to oppose her confirmation. charles grassley of iowa >> unfortunately, judge sotomayor's speeches and writings over the years reveal a judicial philosophy that highlights the importance of personal preferences and beliefs in her judicial method. >> reporter: democrat tom carper of delaware said that kind of scrutiny presents a standard no nominee or senator could meet. it's easy to take one line from one of our speeches to take us out of context and make us appear to be someone we are not. >> suarez: the broader politics of the vote were on display afterward. democrat robert&] mendez was asd whether republicans would suffer because so many opposed the first hispanic justice. >> for the his

vamos a comenzar con la gran noticia de la semana, sonia sotomayor.e parte de republicanos. >> los nueva republicanos que votaron a favor fue positivo. fue un voto partidista. lo importante esta designaciÓn es que el hecho que por primera vez la comunidad hispana se estÁ viendo representaban una instancia tan importante como la justicia. tambien desde el nto de vista legal.h@h@tdbpwmbó]kph@h@tdbpwm@ >> un tema que sigue dando que hablar, tÚ es venezolana y tu colombianoÑ >> pero no trabajo para colombia. >> colombia y venezuela han estado en serio conflicto. chÁvez habla de una posibilidad de una guerra. en sudamericana encontrado armamento de las farc que provenÍa de venezuela. venezuela se queja de que colombia estÁ permitiendo que militares norteamericanos se infiltran. quÉ estÁ pasan? >> un capÍtulo mÁs en esta situaciÓn mplicada. el presidente uribe tuvo que salir en una gira para tratar de defender su posiciÓn de estas bases norteamericanas. >> no es la creaciÓn de bases norteamericanas. >> por ley son 800 efectivos. pero lo importante, la crÍti

>> sotomayor prestÓ juramento como la primera jueza hispana de la corte suprema, prometiÓ defender laonstituciÓn y administrar justicia de forma imparcial. alerta por violencia en guanajuato, mientras crecen las medidas de seguridad en guadalajara en la vÍspera de la cumbre de los presidentes de estados unidos, mÉxico y canadÁ. autoridades en nueva york, creen que las nueve personas involucradas en el accidente entre una avioneta y un helicÓptero, estarÍan muertas, varios cuerpos han sido recuperados. >> ¿el fin del conflicto? >> este es un noticiero univisiÓn, fin de semana. >> lo que ha sido calificado por el alcalde de nueva york, como un accidente sin sobrevivientes mantiene a decenas de efectivos de seguridad inmersos en una restos de los dos aeronaves en el rÍo hudson. >> un solo minuto se tenemos detalles de este terrible accidente pero antes pasamos a la otra noticia del dÍa. h@tgrq justicia sin importar a quien, tratando con igualdad al pobre y al rico y que fiel e imparcialmente cumplir con mis deberes de jueza de la corte suprema de justicia. la culminaciÓn del largo camino

now, i disagree with judge sotomayor about several issues. would expect to have disagreements with many judicial nominees of the obama administration, but probably fewer with her than some that i might see in the future. although i might disagree with some of her rulings, we know she has a commitment to well-reasoned decisions, decisions that seek with restraint to apply the law as written. i do believe that she will rule with are restrain. that has been her judicial history and philosophy. her view in her panels maloney v. cuomo opinion is too narrow and contrary to the founder's intent. i know that there is significant and well-reasoned disagreement among the nation's appellate courts on this issue. in other words, not out of the mainstream. on this issue i accept the idea that reasonable people may differ. this debate@@@@@@@@@ s@ @ @ @ @t regarding the role in the application of fundamental constitutional rights. the confirmation process is not the proper place to burn mitigate this process. neither is her record outside the mainstream. i

sonia sotomayor. the vote was 68-31. all the democrats and two independents voted yes. nine republicans also voted to confirm sotosaying even if they didn't agree with all her views she was qualified. she'll be sworn in saturday as the 1 11thth justice, and only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. >> the nomination of sonia sotomayor of new york is confirmed. >> reporter: it was a history-making moment, the confirmation of the first hispanic justice to the supreme court. sonia sotomayor, the girl from the projects, who became an aaccomplished prosecutor, lawyer and jurist becomes justice sotomayor the moment she is formally sworn in this saturday. >> it's a wonderful day for america. >> reporter: the president called it another broken barrier a step toward a more perfect union. >> i'm filled with pride in this achievement, and great confidence that judge sotomayor will make an outstanding supreme court justice. >> reporter: the vote was 68-31, with nine republicans joining all democrats saying yes, but with all 31 no votes coming from republicans. it

. >> couric: the senate confirms sonia sotomayor. and hispanics all over america celebrate the first latina on the u.s. supreme court. i'm katie couric. all the tonight, the economy continues to lose jobs. and now hundreds of thousands of americans are in danger of losing their unemployment benefits. with the first day of school around the corner, what the government says principals and parents should do to deal with an outbreak of h1n1. and a mystery on the california coast. why are sea lions beaching themselves in record numbers? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. president obama says it's a wonderful day for america. his reaction to the senate confirming the first hispanic ever nominated to the u.s. supreme court. sonia sotomayor. the vote was 68-31. all the democrats and two independents voted yes. nine republicans also voted to confirm sotosaying even if they didn't agree with all her views she was qualified. she'll be sworn in saturday as the 1 11thth

sotomayor, the judge's mother, and her brother dr. sotomayor to come forward.udge sotomayor, are you prepared to take the oath? >> i am. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> that will i administer justice without respect to person

voted 3-1, 31-9, against sotomayor. is there a fallout?ns have had troubles with the hispanic vote over the last four years. is there trouble that they voted in such numbers against hispanic supreme court justice? >> well, i think we'll have to find out. i think it's hard to tell at this point whether they suffer for those votes. my guess is no, and that's probably the reason that they made the calculation they did to vote against her in such large numbers. there is a sense that this whole confirmation process, and the voting as well is, a little bit about road tests, a practice, if you will, because steve described some republicans' problems with judge sotomayor, and in essence, that's a problem with obama's empathy qualification, that's he's looking for in a judge and i think they wanted to practice their argument against that for the next time when his pick of the justice actually could change the ideological balance on the court, which it is not now. >> you know, jeff, you talk about this whole process, i mean, it seems to me that soni

the confirmation of judge sotomayor certainly no surprise. now experts are wondering whether the system needs to change for future nominees. today's vote following along party lines. 61 ayes, 31 nays. >> reporter: not only was the confirmation vote for sonia sotomayor never in doubt, it wasn't even close. 68 for, 31 against. >> the clerk will call the roll. >> reporter: republicans who made up all of the no votes said they oppose sotomayor because they believe her wise latina speech means she would prejudge cases before consulting the law. >> in judge sotomayor's court, groups that didn't make the cut of preferred groups often found that they ended up on the short rdd of the empathy standa. > >reporter: democrats argue that sotomayor is a rdmodera to not only bring diversity to the court but serve as a counter balance to the slight conservative. >> pull it back to the mainstream and way from the extreme. >> reporter: president obama praised the senate action. >> the senate has affirmed that judge sotomayor has the intellect, temperment, histo

>>reporter: sotomayor came from a modest background. she was raised in the bronx by puerto rican parents. she graduated from princeton and received her law degree from yale. she served as federal judge for nearly 20 years. some republicans who say sotomayor would not be their pick for supreme court justice crossed party lines on the basis of sotomayor's experience as a judge. >> it is clear to me she is qualified to serve. >>reporter: but the majority of gop senators voted against sotomayor citing comments she made off the bench. many question whether she would bring liberal bias to her decision. >> she has bluntly advocated a judicial philosophy where judges ground their decision not in the objective rule of law but in the subjective realm of personal cloak, opini cloak, opinion, sympathy and premium consist. >>reporter: with the confirmation behind her, sotomayor is ready to begin a new job that offers life time job security. with all of the hurdle now cleared, cleared, all that is left is swearing in and that will take place on satur

judging sonia sotomayor. senators take sides poised to make history voting on the woman who could be our first latina supreme court justice. >>> using jesus name at city council meeting. your views on using religious figures at community event. >>> thousands of twitter fans may need a fix today after a denial of service attack. all the problems began around 9:30 eastern today. twitter status blog says it's active again, although it's still under attack. hackers overwhelmed sites with requests that prevents legitimate users from accessing them. another popular site may be in the same boat as facebook says it's looking at problems after users reported having trouble logging in. >>> the fed will vote to confirm judge sonia sotomayor as the associate justice today around 3:00 eastern time. she has overwhelming support from democrats, although some republican lawmakers believe sotomayor will bring liberal bias to her decisions. eight republican senators have said they will vote for the nominee. >>> and it looks li

judge sotomayor has also been endorsed by the u.s. chairma chf commerce, which stated -- "the chamber evaluated judge sotomayor's record from the standpoint of legal scholarship, judicial temperament and an understanding of business and economic issues. based on the chamber's evaluation of her judicial record, judge sotomayor is well qualified to serve as an associate justice of the u.s. supremsupreme court." the nonpartisan brennan center for justice reviewed all of judge sotomayor's constitutional law decisions and said, "based on this exhaustive review, the conclusion is unmistakable in constitutional law cases that judge sotomayor is solidly in the mainstream of the second circuit." judge sotomayor's former law clerks wrote a letter endorsing her nomination in which they said, "as former law clerks to judge sotomayor, each of us can attest to her intellectual prowess, extraordinary work ethic and commitment to the rule of law. working for judge sotomayor is an awe-inspiring experience. we each have the privilege of working closely