Senate Panel Set To Grill Sotomayor

Courtesy NPR: Politics & Society  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 05:01

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will face a half-hour of questioning from each of the 19 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Republicans plan to focus on the role that empathy and personal background play in her decisions.

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