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Sotomayor Begins Hearings, Minorities Take Watch

Quoted: Hearings for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee begin Monday. If confirmed, Judge Sonia Sotomayor will become the first Latina â?? and only the third woman â?? appointed to the Supreme Court.

Distinguished law professors Lani Guinier, Charles Ogletree and UW-Madison’s Linda Greene tells what to expect from this week’s hearings, and how a Sotomayor appointment could shift the ideological profile of the High Court.