TOP STORY: BATTLE OVERCOURT NOMINEE LOOMS

SENATE GOP EYES SOTOMAYOR
POLITICO: The White House, in talking points distributed Tuesday to Senators, casts Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a model of judicial restraint who strictly adheres to precedent and is willing to take on abortion rights supporters and side with conservative judges. . . . READ MORE

TOP REPUBLICAN: JEFF SESSIONS
BIRMINHAM NEWS: Top GOP member of Senate Judiciary: "I committed ... that she will get a fair hearing in the Judiciary Committee . . . she'll be treated respectfully and given the chance to answer any allegations that are out there." . . . READ MORE

WASHINGTON POST: Alabama Senator says he and Judge Sotomayor spent time discussing "the moral authority of laws and judges" . . . READ MORE

'WISE LATINA' CONTROVERSY

QUESTIONS: SECURITY ISSUES
WASHINGTON TIMES: Sotomayor remains something of an enigma on legal matters relating to national security and the war on terror, issues likely to loom large on the high court's docket . . . READ MORE