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Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York City, [4] to Puerto Rican-born parents. Her father died when she was nine, and she was subsequently raised by her mother. Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1976 and received her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1979, where she was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. [4]
Sotomayor wrote that the majority opinion's "interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment is not only contrary to precedent and the entire teachings of our history ... but is also grounded in the illusion that racial inequality was a problem of a different generation." [57] In a separate dissenting opinion, Justice Jackson wrote: [57]
For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s ...
Literary agent Peter W. Bernstein represented Sotomayor. [3] Sonny Mehta, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, stated, "Sonia Sotomayor has lived a remarkable life and her achievements will prove an inspiration to readers around the world. Hers is a triumph of the Latino experience in America."
Justice Sotomayor, one of the three liberal justices on the court, was being honored with a Radcliffe Medal for her “commitment to excellence, inclusion, and social impact.” As part of the ...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor says everyone can engage in civic participation as she shows in her new children's book, "Just Help: How to Build a Better World."
This was the fifth term of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor's tenure on the Court. Sonia Sotomayor 2013 term statistics 8 Majority or Plurality: 6 ... Mobile view ...
View more opinion on CNN. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor approaches the 15th anniversary of her historic appointment to the Supreme Court, some liberal pundits and lawmakers want her to consider ...