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On the recordMarch 27, 2025
ensure that the courts are fearlessly independent, that we understand that our obligation is to protect the rights given to us under the Constitution.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Emphasizes the need for judicial independence to protect constitutional rights.

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