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Sonia Sotomayor: “Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception, that the Constitution and its…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2022
Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception, that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts? I don't see how it is possible.

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Sotomayor warns about the potential damage to the Supreme Court's credibility if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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