I think, as attorneys, we all have a special responsibility to ensure equal justice and that requires equal access.

Before this hearing, the people of this country knew that the president had selected someone with incredible credentials to be a Supreme Court member.

I thanked you in the beginning for your willingness to serve the public as a prosecutor and as a judge.

I believe my cases, my entire record shows that I look at the acts of Congress, as I think the Supreme Court does, with deference.

The freedom of religion expression is truly a fundamental American right.

Progress for women in this country has not come easily or quickly.

It does not say, 'If necessary, the Congress shall have power to enforce this article.' It just says that we have the power.

I want a justice who will continue to move the court forward in protecting those important civil rights.

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

This is not equal justice under the law as promised by the etching on the entrance to the United States Supreme Court.

You have set a very high standard for me and for those I might have to consider.

I do think the--need for clarity for the community as to what is appropriate conduct well beyond the litigants of a particular case is a factor where clarification is needed and should weigh heavily on whether the court takes that type of…

It led to the Fair Housing Act enacted by Congress.

Religious Freedom is one of the basic principles in our Constitution.

Make no mistake, legal defense funds play an indispensable role in American life.

Americans have the right to go into our Federal courts and have their cases judged based on the Constitution and our laws, not on politics or personal feelings.

When we finally won our case and saw the messages we received from every corner of the country, we understood that we did something important together: we sought basic fairness and even-handed enforcement of the laws, something all…

All those who walk through the entrance to the Supreme Court seeking what is inscribed above its door, 'Equal Justice Under Law', can be confident that a Justice Sotomayor will continue to do her part to keep the promise of our courts and…