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Mid-Atlantic Region: Amanda S. Zubiate, Washington D.C. Currently in the Mid-Atlantic: LatinoJustice PRLDEF launched a rapid response website that is designed to combat attacks against Judge Sonia Sotomayor as she continues through her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Please visit and register on the site and take an active role in fighting for her confirmation. Get involved in the confirmation process by following updates in Justice for Justice Sotomayor. Last month, President Barack Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace U.S, Supreme Court Justice David Souter on the court. When confirmed, she will become the first Latina on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor would bring more federal judicial experience to the Supreme Court than any justice in 100 years, and more overall judicial experience than anyone confirmed for the Court in the past 70 years. After 12 years on the board of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Judge Sotomayor began her judicial service in October 1992 with her appointment to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President George H.W. Bush. Still in her 30s, she was the youngest member of the court. From 1992 to 1998, she presided over roughly 450 cases. As a trial judge, she earned a reputation as a sharp and fearless jurist who does not let powerful interests bully her into departing from the rule of law. For example, in 1995 she issued an injunction against Major League Baseball owners, effectively ending a baseball strike that had become the longest work stoppage in professional sports history and had caused the cancellation of the World Series the previous fall. President Clinton appointed Judge Sotomayor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1998. Judge Sotomayor's nomination comes at a time when the Hispanic community is at the heart of a number of highly politicized issues and attacks on our civil liberties. LatinoJustice PRLDEF recently fought battles against anti-immigration ordinances, a rash of hate crimes against Latinos and attempts to police the use of Spanish. For more information on the latest from LatinoJustice PRLDEF, visit their website at www. latinojustice.org * *The website is co-sponsored by the Hispanic Federation, a network of over 90 member community agencies in the Tristate area. SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Access Group would like you to spread the news about a scholarship contest we’re holding specifically for law students. For the second consecutive year, Access Group is sponsoring its popular law scholarship video contest and we’re inviting as many students as possible to participate in this opportunity. During last year’s “One Less Worry” contest, we received 99 video submissions and awarded six winning law students more than $15,000 in scholarships. Now, we’re doing it again! This year’s law video contest, “My Inspiration,” is calling for current and entering law students to create and submit a brief video describing their inspirations for becoming a lawyer. The top ten videos, as chosen by Access Group, will be posted on YouTube.com and the student whose video receives the most votes will win a $10,000 scholarship. Access Group may also award up to five additional honorable mention scholarships valued at $1,500 each. Deadline for entries is July 15, 2009, with judging set to begin August 3, 2009. The winners will be announced by September 3, 2009. For more details including the official rules and deadlines, please direct your students to: www.youtube.com/MyInspirationContest |
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