"The Sotomayor Style"

Professor David Fontana writes in The New Republic about the importance of what he refers to as "The Sotomayor Style." According to Professor Fontana, the Justice's style includes practical language that attracts and persuades public audiences in addition to legal elites who read court decisions. He writes that "…by convincing regular citizens, a persuasive judicial opinion could eventually shape the decisions reached by a majority on the Supreme Court."