Sonia Sotomayor on Shine

Does it really matter what Sonia Sotomayor thinks about abortion?

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The topic of abortion has come and gone in Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings and I feel like I can exhale. It's not that the hot…

Prop 8 is upheld: Why in the world is legalizing same-sex marriage such a problem?

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The updates by my friends and colleagues on Twitter and Facebook seem to be exploding with the news that the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, a state ban on same-sex marriage. The ban was passed in last November's elections with 52% of the vote. Today, after reviewing whether or not the proposition is constitutionally sound, judges ruled 6 to 1 than the ban would stand.

Sonia Sotomayor: President Obama's Supreme Court nominee

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President Barack Obama has named his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, and, as suspected, she is a woman, who also would be the first Hispanic member of the Supreme Court. It's good news, since Sotomayor would only be the second woman on the current court if her nomination is approved, and the…