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Sonia Sotomayor: In every case I approach, I start from that working proposition and apply the law to the facts before it.

On the recordMay 7, 2009
In every case I approach, I start from that working proposition and apply the law to the facts before it.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor asserts her commitment to applying the law impartially.

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