Sotomayor Hearings Set To Begin
U.S. Supreme Court nominee and Federal Appeals Court judge Sonia Sotomayor (R) meets with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (L) on Capitol Hill June 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor had fractured her ankle in New York on her way to Washington for meeting with senators.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor takes the stand Monday as her confirmation hearings begin on Capitol Hill. Slate legal eagle Dahlia Lithwick talks to NPR's Guy Raz about what we can expect as the hearings progress — and whether newly minted Judiciary Committee member Al Franken will get off any good jokes.
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