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Sonia Sotomayor: It's a fair characterization that when you have strict scrutiny, the Government's legislation must be very narrowly…

On the recordMay 7, 2009
It's a fair characterization that when you have strict scrutiny, the Government's legislation must be very narrowly tailored.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor explains the strict scrutiny standard for government legislation.

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