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Supreme Court Nomination
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Current Awareness
SCOTUSblog (blog on Supreme Court happenings)
N.Y. Times Coverage of the Supreme Court
NPR Legal Affairs (Article on the nomination)

Biographical Information
N.Y. Times Article
2nd Circuit Biography

Articles by Judge Sotomayor
Tribute to John Sexton, 60 N.Y. U. Ann. Surv. Am. L. 23 (2004). (Hein Online)
A Latina Judge's Voice, 13 Berkeley La Raza L.J. 87 (2002). (Hein Online)
Returning Majesty to the Law and Politics: A Modern Approach, (with Nicole A. Gordon) 30 Suffolk U. L.Rev. 35 (1996). (Hein Online)

Nomination Process
CRS Report: Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee and the Senate (March 20, 2008) (via Wikileaks)
CRS Report: Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee, and the Senate (July 2005). (via Dept of State)
CRS Report: Supreme Court Nominations Not Confirmed, 1789-2007 (Jan. 9 2008). (via Federation of American Scientists)

Other Resources
Supreme Court Nominations Research Guide (Georgetown Law Library)


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