HIST 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 73: Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito, Roberts Court
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Civil war in syria became international problem when dictator bashar al-assad used poisonous gas on the rebels. Us threatened to bomb syria in retaliation, but problem was solved when syria decided to give up all chemical weapons with aid of russia. Election of new leader in iran led to talk about nuclear energy program, goal of. Us and allies was to keep iran from developing nuclear weapons. Developed nations also faced increased competition for natural resources from developing powers like china and india. Since george w. bush appointed chief justices john roberts and samuel alito the court often had a 5-4 conservative majority. Obama appointed sonia sotomayor in 2009 and elena kagen in 2010, but since they were replacing moderate or liberal justices neither changed court balance. Conservatives had been attacking efforts by congress and local govt. s to address the legacy of racial discrimination through affirmative action since 70"s.
