Sessions Questions Sotomayor About Impartial Judgement

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says that he agrees with the statements on impartiality that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has made during her confirmation hearings, but he says that her record suggests that she believes a judge's personal experiences should impact his interpretation of the law. (0:48)
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[...] do not affect her legal opinions. She applies the law to the facts of the case. Senator Sessions  supported her view that a judge must constantly examine her personal feelings about a case to ensure a fair [...]