BU Now » Sotomayor http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Sotomayor preps for hearings http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/02/sotomayor-preps-for-hearings/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/02/sotomayor-preps-for-hearings/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:06:48 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=683 As Judge Sonia Sotomayor makes a courtesy call to Congress today, speculation abounds about the tenor of her confirmation hearings and the tenor of her voice on the Supreme Court bench if she’s approved.  School of Law Professor Jay Wexler, a Supreme Court expert who clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, can explore the Sotomayor possibilities.

Contact Jay Wexler, 617-353-2789, jaywex@bu.edu

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/02/sotomayor-preps-for-hearings/feed/ 0 Sotomayor could “shake up” SCOTUS http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/05/28/sotomayor-could-shake-up-scotus/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/05/28/sotomayor-could-shake-up-scotus/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 16:05:15 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=567 Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, was a politically wise choice, says School of Law Professor Jack Beermann, an authority on high-court politics.  In a BU Today interview, Beermann says Sotomayor could “shake up the dynamics” of the court if confirmed by the Senate.

Contact Jack Beermann, 617-353-2577, beermann@bu.edu

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