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The swearing-in of Sonia Sotomayor, on August 8, 2009, as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, the first Puerto Rican to reach such a prestigious institution, ought to be a moment of jubilation.
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For centuries Hispanics have felt alienated in, from, and by the legal system. Too many of us are on the wrong side [...]
The nomination by President Barack Obama of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court Justice for the seat left vacant by Judge David Souter is reason to celebrate. A full-fledged confirmation is in store in which not only the Senate but the American people need to find out her views on a number of decisive [...]
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