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Sonia Sotomayor: Ignoring things and saying, you know, it doesn't happen isn't an answer to a situation.

On the recordMay 7, 2009
Ignoring things and saying, you know, it doesn't happen isn't an answer to a situation.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor advocates for considering differences in judging rather than ignoring them.

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