Senate Confirms Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court!

Earlier today, the U.S. Senate voted 68-31 to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as the nation’s 111th Supreme Court justice and the first of Hispanic decent. SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger praised the historic vote and called Justice Sotomayor “a stellar jurist,” but criticized the lack of bipartisan support. “They chose to side with the right-wing extremist base of their party instead of serving the interests of their districts as a whole.” Read more