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Sotomayer First “Hispanic?”
Q: Would Sonia Sotomayor really be the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court? A: Depending on your point of view, the late Benjamin Cardozo might be considered "Hispanic."
Sotomayor and Handguns
Q: Has Sotomayor written that states have the power to ban handguns? A: A three-judge panel that included Sotomayor issued an unsigned decision saying that the Second Amendment does not apply to states, therefore states can regulate and ban weapons.
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Sotomayor Overturned?
Q: What percentage of Sonia Sotomayor’s opinions have been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court? A: Of the majority opinions that Judge Sonia Sotomayor has authored since becoming an appellate judge in 1998, three of them have been overturned by the Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor, Context Provided
Since President Obama’s announcement that he would nominate federal appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, much attention has been given to her 2005 remark that the "court of appeals is where policy is made." The conservative Judicial Confirmation Network and others on the right are spotlighting the clip …
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