Critics focus on Sotomayor speech in La Raza journal

Senate Republicans investigating Sonia Sotomayor’s record are zeroing in on a speech she delivered in 2001 in which she stated her hope that a “wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences,” including appreciation for Latin-American cuisine, “would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”

They are also taking a close look at the Supreme Court nominee’s skepticism, expressed in the same speech, about whether it is possible for judges to “transcend their personal sympathies and prejudices.”

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Tags History of the United States Human Interest Latina Law Politics Politics of the United States Presidency of Barack Obama Quotation Sonia Sotomayor Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination Sotomayor Supreme Court of the United States United States federal courts

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