PHILOS 1B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter PDF Readings: Judicial Activism, Sonia Sotomayor
4 Nov 2016
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Readings 8 alcoff (hispanic issues) & pdf readings. From the editor: the newsletter includes a series of essays on the nomination of sonia sotomayor to the. Sotomayor was nominated by obama to the supreme court. The significance of having a latina in the supreme court can be viewed and analyzed. If confirmed, she will be the first hispanic / latina and third woman in justice from various perspectives: First, considering the effect of her nomination on the status of hispanics as citizens with equal rights and who deserve equal justice under the law: her confirmation may usher a sense of inclusiveness among latinos in america. Second, her nomination can be viewed from a legal dimension: questioning what the proper role of a judge is in interpreting laws, whether a judge"s race ought to affect her legal interpretation of the constitution.
