Five Things You Should Know About Judge Sonia Sotomayor and Disability Rights

From The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (6/26/09): Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's first nominee to the United States Supreme Court, understands that disability rights are civil rights. As a judge on both the district court and circuit court, she has demonstrated that she recognizes the importance of Congress's role in enacting major disability rights laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities E