We start with the assumption that it is for Congress, not the federal courts, to articulate the appropriate standards to be applied as a matter of federal law.
Sonia Sotomayor: “We start with the assumption that it is for Congress, not the federal courts, to articulate the appropriate standards to…”
On the recordMay 7, 2009
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Sotomayor emphasizes Congress's role in setting legal standards, not the courts'.
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