The Supreme Court argued against an AP report calling into question the ethics of Justice Sonia Sotomayor's staff helping with her book ventures.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks about what drove her to a career in law and to author several books on Aug. 17, 2019, at the Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson, Mississippi.and law school audiences and affiliated individuals and entities. Judicial staff play an important role in assisting on issues of ethics, travel, and security," the statement said.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor holds her children's book,"Turning Pages: My Life Story," while speaking at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, Sept. 1, 2018. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THOMAS, SOTOMAYOR READ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OPINIONS FROM THE BENCH IN RARE MOVE "A big detail missing from the AP story is that this book was selected as part of the East Lansing One Book One Community effort. This is a joint effort between the city of East Lansing and Michigan State University. While MSU did purchase copies of the book to give to incoming first year students , the selection of the book is done via a joint committee of university and community members," Guerrant said.
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