Sotomayor to address University of Rhode Island commencement

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will address the class of 2016 at the University of Rhode Island and receive an honorary degree.

Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland is scheduled as the graduation speaker on May 29th at his alma mater, Niles West High School, in Skokie, Illinois.