A good deal of what has been written and said about Judge Sonia Sotomayor has focused on a new diversity “milestone” – the first Hispanic woman on the Supreme Court! There is indeed reason to celebrate that our judicial system is open to the talents of Americans of all backgrounds, including one descended from working-class parents from Puerto Rico.
But if one looks closer at the nomination of Sotomayor to serve as the 116th justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, in many respects it reflects a continuing movement toward greater homogenization of the court.
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