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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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Effect of Overturning Roe v. Wade
Q: What would happen if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade? A: Some states would outlaw abortion but others would not.
Supreme Court to Define ‘Well Regulated Militia’?
Q: Is the Supreme Court going to define "well regulated militia"? A: Perhaps so. It is considering a gun-control case in which it might choose to rule on what the Second Amendment means.
