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Fewer Steps, Same Sharp Voice from Justice Sotomayor on the Road

Justice Sonia Sotomayor moves a bit slower than when she joined the Supreme Court 17 years ago and no longer roams the auditorium like a talk show host, something that made the pioneering Latina justice seem all the more approachable, a shift she says is at the direction of her security detail.

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