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On Saturday, when Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in as the 111th justice of the US Supreme Court, I’ll be watching my teenage daughters closely.
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My oldest daughter is nearly 16 years old. She’s whip-smart and politically conservative. She wants to be a lawyer. I don’t know if she has her heart set on a seat at the Supreme Court, but I look at all the lauding of Sotomayor’s historic confirmation and wonder: Are we teaching our children that great achievements by women of color are the exception, not the rule? Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (45) | Blog
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We all know that Sonia Sotomayor awaits confirmation and is expected by many to pass the hearings with flying colors. Does the White House want Sotomayor sitting on the Supreme Court bench shortly after Labor Day? Many of us have been watching and following the Sotomayer hearings…
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Supreme Court nominee Sonia
Sotomayor, who had to carefully maneuver through meetings with
Senators this week -- not because of her unconfirmed position on
abortion or her much-discussed comment that a "wise
Latina" would make better decisions than a white male because
of her life… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (8) | Blog
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