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Sonia Sotomayor: It must be applied, as is all the court's existing precedents that have not been rejected by the court.

On the recordMay 7, 2009
It must be applied, as is all the court's existing precedents that have not been rejected by the court.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor explains that existing precedents must be applied in future cases.

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