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Cornyn: Are the 5 who have sided with gun rights on the Supreme Court engaging in judicial activism? Sotomayor: I do not use that term.about 2 hours agofrom web
Graham: If you get on this court [consider this discussion] you look at if habeas should be applied to a battlefield prisoner. #sotoshowabout 2 hours agofrom web
Graham: "Under traditional military law it is not required to let someone go due to the passage of time." #sotoshowabout 2 hours agofrom web
Graham: Under the law of armed conflict there is no requirement of the detaining force to take indiv before a civilian court under Geneva.about 2 hours agofrom web
Graham: Civilian criminal law and prosecutions question.about 2 hours agofrom web
Graham: Russ Feingold and Lindsey Graham have reached the same opinion on the 2nd amdt and that doesn't happen that often. #sotomayorabout 2 hours agofrom web
Q @JonKyl can you understand how a person who owns a gun where the right is not inc under th 14th amendment why they might be worried?about 2 hours agofrom web
Sotomayor: In Heller the court sd the regulation in DC than the interest asserted. would depend on the circumstances it was asserting.about 2 hours agofrom web
Q @JonKyl: What would be the test that would be applied if a state required that only LEO can own fire arms in our state? #sotomayorabout 2 hours agofrom web
Sotomayor: Judges apply the law, the holding of precedent and how that fits into the new facts. That is not acting for Congress. #sotoshowabout 2 hours agofrom web
Grassley now questioning: Vacuums of issues hitting the court before the legislative branch gets them. Will you fill in vacuums? #sotomayorabout 2 hours agofrom web
What deserves more wt: Constitution as it was orig intended or newer legal precedent? You follow what the founders' words. #sotoshowabout 2 hours agofrom web
Was the court faithful to the text of the 2nd amendment in DC vs Heller? Sotomayor:Yes #sotoshowabout 2 hours agofrom web
PRLDEF filed an amicus in Harris vs. McRae asked for an overturn on restrictions on Title X Funds. "I did not review the briefs" #sotoshowabout 2 hours agofrom web
Sessions: "I will not support a filibuster against your nomination; I don't think anyone else on this side will." #sotoshowabout 2 hours agofrom web
Sessions: Can you live on that salary that you're being paid? Sotomayor: I've been living on the salary for 17 years. #sotoshowabout 2 hours agofrom web
Leahy: The Republicans have requested a third round of questioning. (!)about 3 hours agofrom web
You are an admirable Judge and and admirable woman... I am deeply troubled by the answers I could not get in these 50 minutes. (@TomCoburn)about 3 hours agofrom web
