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Sonia Sotomayor: It is the great beauty of this nation that we do leave the lawmaking to our elected branches and that we expect our…

On the recordMay 7, 2009
It is the great beauty of this nation that we do leave the lawmaking to our elected branches and that we expect our courts to understand its limited role.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor highlights the separation of powers and the role of courts in lawmaking.

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