Judicial philosophies.

Describe these two judicial philosophies.

What are the differences between the two?
What role did this debate play in the confirmations of Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor? Thomas and Sotomayor follow which philosophy?
Here is a biography of Justice Sotomayor from Oyez-Supreme Court Media site. http://www.oyez.org/justices/sonia_sotomayor
Here is a biography of Justice Thomas from the Oyez-Supreme Court Media site. http://www.oyez.org/justices/clarence_thomas

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