Legal Beat

Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy has granted Republicans' request for a third round of questioning of Sonia Sotomayor.

Few, if any, Democrats, are likely to participate in the third round, which will last up to 10 minutes per senator.

Leahy said the third round would be "primarily on the Republican side," adding that he would use his time - as needed - to rebut GOP criticisms. Ranking Republican Jeff Sessions launched the third round of questions, asking Sotomayor whether she was content to live on the salary paid to Supreme Court justices or would seek a pay raise.