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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion.

Family planning.

Circuit courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

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