There are likely to be two hot-button issues in Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearings as senators gauge not only her positions but also some controversial comments she has made.
Issue No. 1: Abortion. It is the traditional hot-button issue in Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
In a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll taken May 14-17, 68 percent of Americans say they don't want the court's Roe vs. Wade decision giving constitutional protection to abortion rights overturned. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. Read full article »
CNN's Lisa Dejardins contributed to this report.
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