You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express…

Sonia Sotomayor
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You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action. ✨ Justice Sotomayor prefers Sonia from the Bronx. Interview with Scott Pelley, www.cbsnews.com. January 29, 2013.
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I don't believe we should bend the Constitution under any circumstance. It says what it says. We should do honor to it. ✨ Sonia Sotomayor: 10 Things You Should Know. 1997 Senate Confirmation Hearing, … ▶
I do think there is a value in the services of judges for long periods of time. ✨ Senate Committee On The Judiciary Holds A Hearing On The Nomination Of Judge Sonia Sotomayor To Be An Associate Justi … ▶
Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see. ✨ A Latina Judge's Voice by Sonia Sotomayor, www.nytimes.com. 2001.
The worst thing you want is a willy-nilly judge who is swayed by the political whims of the era or the time. What you want is a judge who is thinking about what he or she is doing and is thinking abo … ▶
The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to speak openly and candidly on the subject of race, and to apply the Constitution with eyes open to the unfortunate effects of centuries of rac … ▶

You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action. ✨ Justice Sotomayor prefers Sonia from the Bronx. Interview with Scott Pelley, www.cbsnews.com. January 29, 2013.

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