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Senate Judiciary Committee

Facing Down Condescension and Lectures, Sotomayor Teaches Senators About Civics and More

By Jill Filipovic

July 16, 2009 - 7:00am

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Surrounded by senators dripping with condescension, Judge Sotomayor responded with respect, nuance and a solid grounding in the law - to the point where the hearings sometimes felt like a high school civics class.

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