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Sonia Sotomayor: The role of the court is never to make the policy. It is to wait until Congress acts.

On the recordMay 7, 2009
The role of the court is never to make the policy. It is to wait until Congress acts.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Sotomayor emphasizes the court's role in interpreting laws made by Congress.

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