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  1. Women, Youth Issues Dominate First Day EDD Forum in Sweden | Liberian Observer - http://www.liberianobserver.com/node/2498
  2. Panel discussion: "Talking B(l)ack to Post-Racialism: Why We Must Do It and What Happens If We Don't - http://tiny.cc/IyxAy
  3. From LATimes on Sotomayor: http://bit.ly/u9fC9
  4. Sotomayor ’76 helped shape University’s affirmative action practices: http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/07/16/23759/
  5. “No, sir, I didn’t show a lack of courage”--Sotomayor's response to Senator Sessions' claim that she lacked courage in dissent of Ricci case
  6. Good article from Huffington Post: http://bit.ly/kJ4sr
  7. “Now I believe that empathy is the opposite of indifference,” Chuck Schumer said, adding “the opposite of having ice water in your veins.”
  8. “A judge should never rule from fear,” Judge Sotomayor says in a very strong voice. “A judge should rule from the law and the Constitution.”
  9. Sotomayor, "All precedents of the Supreme Court I consider settled law."
  10. In Q&A today, Sotomayor: “I think the system is strengthened when judges don’t assume they’re impartial...” (nytimes.com)
  11. Sotomayor 2001:"America has a deeply confused image of itself that is in perpetual tension..." see last paragraph pg.4: http://tiny.cc/fXTkP
  12. Listen to Kimberlé Crenshaw on the Tavis Smiley Show regarding the New Haven Firefighter's Case: http://tinyurl.com/kvqvxz
  13. more info on firefighters: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8124873.stm http://bit.ly/19479n
  14. Supreme Court ruled firefighters in New Haven unfairly denied promotions because of race, reversing Sotomayor's appeals court decision
  15. Recuperating from GAAPP seminar; sorting through informative video footage--great discussions!
  16. In the early 1990's, when Affirmative Action was implemented, about 100 latinos and 50 blacks were able to attend UCLA law (out of 300)
  17. Without Affirmative Action today, about 15 blacks and 10 latinos attend UCLA law school (out of a class of about 300)
  18. We cannot have a real debate about Aff. Act. if the media is constructing the definition of AA based on stereotypes and false myths about AA
  19. MLK Jr. scored in the bottom 15% in verbal section of his GRE, YET he is considered one of the most brilliant orators of the 20th century.
  20. These criteria are not race conscious; they are in fact discriminatory. Therefore, Affirmative Action cannot be considered discriminatory.