Sonia Sotomayor said...

The history of a particular holding of the Court and how the Court has dealt with it in subsequent cases would be among one of the factors.

Sotomayor discusses how historical context impacts court rulings.

05/07/2009

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This Court’s precedent establishes beyond a shade of doubt that the Executive Order is unconstitutional.

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