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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discusses her love for salsa dancing

Justice Sotomayor on how her salsa dancing made it to the Supreme Court

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Move over Victor Cruz -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor may very well take your salsa spotlight. In an interview with NBCLatino's Sandra Lilley about her memoir, … Read More

US Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor during a press conference in San Salvador on August 16, 2011. (Photo Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images)

Justice Sotomayor stood up to prejudice about affirmative action at Yale Law School

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In her book "My Beloved World," Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor pulls no punches in stating her vigorous defense of affirmative action as a "door opener" … Read More

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's memoir, "My Beloved World," is released today.

In memoir, Sonia Sotomayor reveals childhood struggles and fighting spirit

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Video by: Ignacio Torres In Sonia Sotomayor's "My Beloved World," the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice provides a vivid and evocative window into a truly … Read More

A mural of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez decorates a wall in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Venezuela's congress has voted to postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez, which was scheduled for Thursday, to let him recover from cancer surgery in Cuba. Critics say that violates the country's constitution.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

US seeking renewed Venezuela ties after Chavez

By Bradley Kapper, Associated Press

WASHINGTON  —With President Hugo Chavez possibly in his last days, the United States sees the possibility of a long-sought reset in relations … Read More

Sonia Sotomayor has a successful memoir in, "Beloved World." (Getty Images)

Sonia Sotomayor will swear-in Joe Biden at inauguration

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While President Obama followed presidential precedent in choosing Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr to swear him in, Vice President Joe Biden personally … Read More

Clerk Lance McCoy, right, shows a variety of weapons Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, including an AR-15 style semi-automatic at Kizer Guns and Ammo near Nacogdoches, Texas. (AP Photo/The Daily Sentinel, Andrew D. Brosig)

Opinion: America isn’t really ready to discuss gun control

By Stephen A. Nuňo

The NRA released their much-anticipated statement on the Newton tragedy today, in which the head of the NRA called for arming teachers. The overwhelming … Read More

First Latina justice Sonia Sotomayor has written a frank memoir.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor writes a candid memoir

By the Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in her upcoming memoir that her lifelong battle against diabetes and the fear that she might die … Read More

Jane Abbott Lighty, left, and Pete-e Petersen embrace after receiving the first same-sex marriage license in Washington state at the King County Recorder's Office on December 6, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

Opinion: Latino support for gay marriage is growing

By Stephen A. Nuño

The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will decide two cases on marriage equality, entering a debate that is long overdue to be settled in this … Read More

Opponents of Proposition 8, California's anti-gay marriage bill, celebrate outside of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 7, 2012 in San Francisco, California.

Op-ed: Gay marriage, one of these things is just like the other

By Wilson Cruz, actor and National Spokesperson and Strategic Giving Officer at GLAAD

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about marriage. Calm down, I’m not getting married…. YET! But, it’s been high on the list of topics in conversations I … Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, center, reacts as she is surrounded by students during a visit to her childhood alma mater, the Blessed Sacrament School, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Sonia Sotomayor’s alma mater to close in 2013

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The Archdiocese of New York has released their final list of schools facing closure in June 2013. The over two dozen schools were selected by local boards of … Read More