“Conservatives think Sotomayor could give them political boost”: David Lightman of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

And The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Sotomayor roundup: How Republicans will vote; Five GOP senators have announced their intentions ahead of Tuesday’s Judiciary Committee vote on the Supreme Court nominee.”

“California Supreme Court says paralyzed grad can take bar exam”: The Sacramento Bee has this news update.

“Grassley to vote against Sotomayor confirmation”: The Des Moines Register has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Grassley to oppose Sotomayor.”

“Appeals court blocks FedEx class action”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“GOP Sen. Sessions to oppose Sotomayor”: The Associated Press has this report.

Update: Senator Sessions announced his intention to vote “no” in an op-ed entitled “A confirmation conversion: Nominee lacks deep convictions needed to resist judicial activism” published today in USA Today.

The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Vapid Senate hearings aside, Sotomayor merits approval; Nominee’s long record shows her to be qualified, impartial.”