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2009-AUG-06: Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the newest Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. as well as only the third female justice and the first Hispanic justice in history. Since appointments are for life, she may serve three decades on the court. The Senate vote of 66 to 31 was essentially on party lines, with 59 Democrats and nine Republicans voting in favor. President Obama called the Senate vote "historic." He said:
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The following information sources were used to prepare and update the above essay. The hyperlinks are not necessarily still active today.
- "Sotomayor approved by US Senate," BBC News, 2009-AUG-06, at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8188485.stm
- Andrew Kohut, "The Republican Party's Dilemma," New York Times, 2009-AUG-06, at: http://pewresearch.org/
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Copyright © 2009 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 2009-AUG-09
Latest update: 2009-AUG-09
Compiler: B.A. Robinson
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