In an opinion that has the right wing whackos in a tizzy, Justice Sonia Sotomayor has introduced a new word into the legal lexicon of the nations highest court. It’s an apparent first for the U.S. Supreme Court, the term “undocumented immigrant” is now part of the legal lexicon for the nation’s highest court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor used the term, along with “undocumented worker” in an opinion on the case Mohawk Industries, Inc. vs. Carpenter. Justice Sotomayor’s choice of words is being hailed by immigrant advocates. On ImmigrationProf Blog, University of California law professor Kevin Johnson wrote that with her first written Supreme Court decision – which by the way focused on a civil procedure issue – the new justice MORE
