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Legal experts' views on the Sotomayor hearing

Jul. 15, 2009
The Supreme Court nominee takes questions about race and gender, and her ability to remain neutral. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor parried tough questions Tuesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee about how race and gender affect a judge's views on the law. Republicans focused on a...
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WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor should be questioned about a New Haven, Conn., case before joining the nation's top court, conservative groups say.
Sotomayor hearing to begin July 13

Sotomayor hearing to begin July 13

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New York DA says Sotomayor no radical

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Sotomayor begins calls to senators

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Hispanic groups want Latina on high court

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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