Obama to Nominate Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor (photo: wikipedia)

Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor has been selected by President Barack Obama as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, CNN reports.

Obama will announce Sotomayor’s nomination later this morning, CNN reports.

The Daily Blog will provide a more detailed analysis of the choice of Sotomayor — focusing on her judicial record with respect to the life issues and other issues that are key to Catholics — later today following the formal announcement.