Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
Senate Republicans Calling New Haven Firefighters As Witnesses For Sotomayor Hearings
TPM Election Central —
... The Hill reports that Senate Republicans will call two special witnesses in the Sotomayor confirmation hearings: Frank Ricci and Ben Vargas, two of the firefighters from New Haven, Connecticut, who recently won at the Supreme Court in their high-profile case. ...
New Haven Firemen To Testafy Against Sotomayor!
Rhymes With Right —
This will be great -- two bona fide heroes posing the question that Sotomayor needs to answer on live television. You know -- "Why don't you think we are entitled to equal protection of the law under the Fourteenth Amendment?" Republicans will call two New Haven firefighters to testify in the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor next week, making clear the GOP's intent to place affirmative action at the center of Senate battle over Sotomayor's nomination. A Judiciary Committee press release lists Frank Ricci and Ben Vargas as expected Republican witnesses. Ricci was the ...
Firefighters Will Testify Against Sotomayor at Senate Hearing
Gateway Pundit —
Two of the New Haven firefighters who were discriminated against by Sonia Sotomayor will testify next week at her hearings. Sotomayor's racist ruling against the white firefighters was overturned by the Supreme Court in June. The Hill's Blog reported: Republicans will call two New Haven firefighters to testify in the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor next week, making clear the GOP's intent to place affirmative action at the center of Senate battle over Sotomayor's nomination. A Judiciary Committee press release lists Frank Ricci and Ben ...
Sessions has a witness list
Political Animal —
SESSIONS HAS A WITNESS LIST.... This just doesn't seem appropriate. Republicans will call two New Haven firefighters to testify in the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor next week, making clear the GOP's intent to place affirmative action at the center of Senate battle over Sotomayor's nomination. A Judiciary Committee press release lists Frank Ricci and Ben Vargas as expected Republican witnesses. Ricci was the lead plaintiff in Ricci v. New Haven, the controversial case in which Sotomayor ruled the New Haven fire department acted constitutionally when it promoted black ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 7/9/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... Firefighters to Testify About Sotomayor by Eric Zimmermann Republicans will call two New Haven firefighters to testify in the confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor next week, making clear the GOP’s intent to place affirmative action at the center of the Senate battle over Sotomayor’s nomination. A Judiciary Committee press release lists Frank Ricci and Ben Vargas as expected Republican witnesses. Ricci was the lead plaintiff in Ricci v. DeStefano, the controversial case in which Sotomayor ruled ...
