Post by Logan on Jul 8, 2016 3:37:28 GMT -6
Sotomayor visit to UAF offers residents chance to pose questions
If you’ve ever wanted to ask a question of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court justice, now’s your chance. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be in Fairbanks Aug. 14 to talk and take questions at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. As part of that event, UAF’s Summer Sessions staff, who are responsible for bringing Justice Sotomayor to Fairbanks, are soliciting public questions. But the window to get your questions in is closing soon — submissions will be closing July 21.
To have a speaker of the caliber and importance as Justice Sotomayor is a rare treat for the Interior. And those attending won’t have to pay for the privilege. The event, set for 4 p.m. at UAF’s Charles W. Davis Concert Hall, will be free to attend. That will likely mean a packed house in the concert hall, as was the case in 2015, when noted feminist and activist Gloria Steinem delivered an address on campus.
Justice Sotomayor’s story is an inspiring one for all those who believe in the ability of Americans to rise above their circumstances. Born in the Bronx in New York to Puerto Rican parents, she grew up in tenements and housing projects but managed to secure entry to Princeton, later going on to earn a law degree from Yale. Her first federal judicial appointment came at the hands of President George H.W. Bush in 1991; she was later nominated to the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals by President Bill Clinton in 1997 and finally to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2009. She is the first Latina ever to serve on the court.
While some justices take years before assuming an active role in court business, Justice Sotomayor hit the ground running. During her tenure on the court so far, she has been a passionate voice, penning majority opinions and dissents that eloquently articulate her opinion on some of the country’s thorniest legal issues. In particular, her writing on civil liberties issues has fallen consistently in favor of more provisions supporting equal treatment under the law and greater privacy protection, issues close to the heart of many Alaskans.
Read more: www.newsminer.com/opinion/editorials/speaking-with-a-supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-visit-to-uaf/article_20b4f84c-44b9-11e6-a788-a330d6502fd9.html
If you’ve ever wanted to ask a question of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court justice, now’s your chance. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be in Fairbanks Aug. 14 to talk and take questions at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. As part of that event, UAF’s Summer Sessions staff, who are responsible for bringing Justice Sotomayor to Fairbanks, are soliciting public questions. But the window to get your questions in is closing soon — submissions will be closing July 21.
To have a speaker of the caliber and importance as Justice Sotomayor is a rare treat for the Interior. And those attending won’t have to pay for the privilege. The event, set for 4 p.m. at UAF’s Charles W. Davis Concert Hall, will be free to attend. That will likely mean a packed house in the concert hall, as was the case in 2015, when noted feminist and activist Gloria Steinem delivered an address on campus.
Justice Sotomayor’s story is an inspiring one for all those who believe in the ability of Americans to rise above their circumstances. Born in the Bronx in New York to Puerto Rican parents, she grew up in tenements and housing projects but managed to secure entry to Princeton, later going on to earn a law degree from Yale. Her first federal judicial appointment came at the hands of President George H.W. Bush in 1991; she was later nominated to the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals by President Bill Clinton in 1997 and finally to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2009. She is the first Latina ever to serve on the court.
While some justices take years before assuming an active role in court business, Justice Sotomayor hit the ground running. During her tenure on the court so far, she has been a passionate voice, penning majority opinions and dissents that eloquently articulate her opinion on some of the country’s thorniest legal issues. In particular, her writing on civil liberties issues has fallen consistently in favor of more provisions supporting equal treatment under the law and greater privacy protection, issues close to the heart of many Alaskans.
Read more: www.newsminer.com/opinion/editorials/speaking-with-a-supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-visit-to-uaf/article_20b4f84c-44b9-11e6-a788-a330d6502fd9.html