The first morning of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court began and ended without her uttering a single word. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee held forth at length, starting with Democratic Chairman Patrick Leahy.
The US Supreme Court and Partisan Politics
Credits
Guests:
- Dahlia Lithwick - Author; Senior legal affairs correspondent, Slate; podcast host, Amicus podcast - @@Dahlialithwick
- Philip Howard - Covington and Burling
- Manuel Miranda - Chairman, Third Branch Conference
- Daphne Evitar - Legal Reporter, The Washington Independent