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High court begins new term with Sotomayor

Oct. 5, 2009
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with much of the focus on new Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who recently made history by becoming the high court's first Latina member.
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Sotomayor formally seated on Supreme Court

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Judge Sonia Sotomayor was seated formally Tuesday as the new associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
New York DA says Sotomayor no radical

New York DA says Sotomayor no radical

NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says political pundits are incorrect when they call U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a radical.

Gingrich calls Sotomayor a racist

WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court pick is a racist and should withdraw her name from consideration.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch