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Sonia Sotomayor: the aspiration to impartiality is just that. It's an aspiration, because it denies the fact that we are by our…

On the recordMay 7, 2009
the aspiration to impartiality is just that. It's an aspiration, because it denies the fact that we are by our experiences making different choices than others.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor discusses the challenges of achieving true impartiality in judging.

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