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Where Did Sotomayor's Empathy Go? (Stephanie Mencimer, 7/15/09, Mother Jones)

America finally got to hear from President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday and she turned out to be...kind of dull. [...]

Kyl did elicit one noteworthy tidbit from Sotomayor when he asked what she thought of Obama's argument that the last five miles of judging are determined by what's in the judge's heart. Sotomayor was having none of that mushy stuff. "It's not what's in the heart that compels conclusions in cases. It's the law," she said briskly.