Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor : A Review of Second Circuit Decisions Relating to Reproductive Rights.

Reviews opinions of Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Sonya Sotomayor in past rulings regarding abortion and family planning practices, during her tenure with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Focuses on cases addressing Federal policy of conditioning availability of Government fun...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Reviews opinions of Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Sonya Sotomayor in past rulings regarding abortion and family planning practices, during her tenure with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Focuses on cases addressing Federal policy of conditioning availability of Government funds for foreign nongovernmental organizations on their agreement to neither perform nor promote abortion, involuntary family planning practices and applications for asylum seekers, and municipal liability and anti-abortion demonstrations.
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