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Sonia Sotomayor: There are circumstances under which a court should reexamine precedent and perhaps change its direction or perhaps…

On the recordMay 7, 2009
There are circumstances under which a court should reexamine precedent and perhaps change its direction or perhaps reject it.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor discusses when courts might reconsider established precedents.

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