Oral Arguments Showcased Justices’ Personailities
The New York Times reports that last week's action at the Supreme Court gave the public an in-depth view of the insitution and the justices. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that, in a recent speech, Justice Sonia Sotomayor didn't give any hints about what the high court will do on the health law question.
The New York Times: Justices' Cerebral Combativeness On Display
Over three days of intense arguments on the future of President Obama's health care law, the public got a vivid glimpse of an institution at once immensely powerful and intensely human, one packed with brainy, funny and assertive justices prepared to confront and decide the most urgent issues of the day (Liptak, 4/2).
The Associated Press/Washington Post: Sotomayor Doesn't Drop Any Health Care Hints At UDC Speech
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is giving no hints on what the Supreme Court is going to do on the question of whether President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul law is constitutional. Sotomayor was the featured speaker Monday night at a lecture hosted by the University of the District of Columbia (4/2).