Federal judge orders halt to NSA spy program http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6106772.html... The warrantless Internet and telephone surveillance program authorized by the Bush administration violates the U.S. Constitution and must cease immediately, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor Nominated For Supreme Court http://community.myvoa.com/_Federal-Judge-Sonia... President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to replace retiring Justice David Souter. If confirmed by the Senate, Judge Sotomayor would be the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice and would become the second woman justice on the nine-member high court. Sotomayor's appointment is not expected to change the political divide on the court because she would replace a retiring liberal justice.