Q: Did you think that all the attention to the criticism of Sotomayor as being "bullying” or not as smart is sex-inflected? Does that have to do with the rarity of a woman in her position, and the particular challenges? (Ruth Bader Ginsburg)

Q: Did you think that all the attention to the criticism of Sotomayor as being "bullying” or not as smart is sex-inflected? Does that have to do with the rarity of a woman in her position, and the particular challenges?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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