Sotomayor Shown Support

Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) joined representatives of various civil rights organization in a press conference Wednesday to discuss the historic nomination and upcoming Senate vote of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

Supreme Court Analyst Reviews The Court's Last Term

Tom Goldstein, founder of SCOTUSblog.com and Supreme Court litigator, analyzes the last term of the Supreme Court. He discusses the direction the court has taken, the judicial philosophy of the conservative majority, and predicts the tone of the upcoming hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.