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Sonia Sotomayor: Certainly there are some very specific words in the Constitution that have to be given direct application.

On the recordMay 7, 2009
Certainly there are some very specific words in the Constitution that have to be given direct application.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor explains the need for specific constitutional terms to be applied directly.

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