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Sonia Sotomayor: American law does not permit the use of foreign law or international law to interpret the Constitution.

On the recordMay 7, 2009
American law does not permit the use of foreign law or international law to interpret the Constitution.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor clarifies that U.S. law prohibits using foreign law for constitutional interpretation.

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