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Sonia Sotomayor: “All precedents of the Supreme Court I consider settled law subject to the deference with doctrine of stare decisis would…”

On the recordMay 7, 2009
All precedents of the Supreme Court I consider settled law subject to the deference with doctrine of stare decisis would counsel.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor affirms her respect for Supreme Court precedents.

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