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Profile of Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor
Saturday
This week America & the Courts takes a look at the life and career of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor through childhood friends, colleagues and former college classmates.
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Series Links
Supreme Court 2008-2009 Term
- Elected Judges & Campaign Contributions Case
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- FCC "Fleeting Expletives" Case
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- Tobacco Damages Case
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- Drug Company Lawsuits
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- Marketing of "Light" Cigarettes
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- Navy Sonar Case
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Supreme Court 2007-2008 Term
- DC Gun Law Case
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- Guantanamo Bay Detainees Case
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- Lethal Injection Case
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Additional Video
Students & Leaders with Supreme Court Justices
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Courts News
- Iowa Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional:
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- President Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into Law:
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Recent Programs
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This year Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy gave the commencement address at Stanford University, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan spoke to graduating students at Harvard Law School, and Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School ceremony.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr.
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 From Saturday, June 20
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President Obama has nominated Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Thomas Goldstein, SCOTUSblog founder and head of Supreme Court Litigation at the Akin Gump Law Firm, discussed Judge Sotomayor's strengths and weaknesses on C-SPAN's "America and the Courts."
Washington, DC
: 10 min.
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Discussion on Judge Sotomayor
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ABC News Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg & Former Bush Administration Special Assistant for Legal Affairs Jamie Brown talk about the process of filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court. They also go through a list of potential nominees to replace Justice Souter and describe the vetting & confirmation process.
Washington, DC
: 57 min.
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From Saturday, May 16
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder. The Court will decide if certain states and localities, mostly in the South, must continue to obtain Justice Department approval before changing voting districts, polling locations or other election procedures.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr.
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Oral Argument
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Supreme Court Justice David Souter talked about how history explains why current judges see the facts of court cases differently from their predecessors, following the remarks, he took part in a panel discussion. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences hosted this discussion on the state of humanities education and its funding.
Washington, DC
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From Saturday, Mar. 14
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About the Series
America and the Courts airs Saturdays on C-SPAN at 7pm (ET)
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