Sonia Sotomayor
A bad look for a justice who claims to champion civility in politics.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the Supreme Court won't survive the "stench" of partisanship in the Mississippi abortion case.
“Regrettably, that’s a dynamic that exists not just on the court but in society in general," the Supreme Court justice said in a discussion on diversity and inclusion.
In a dissent, Justice Sotomayor said it was “undisputed” that the officer knew the man was suicidal and mentally ill, and knocked the overuse of qualified immunity.
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"Kamala is all of us whose names don’t roll off the tongues of white men like Tucker Carlson, David Perdue and others who use our names as punchlines."
Instead of acting as a safeguard, SCOTUS rubber-stamped the administration’s killings, sidestepping issues fundamental to the legality of the death penalty.
In a fiery dissent, the justice said the court’s decision to block COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings "will only exacerbate the nation’s suffering.”
“The severity of the COVID–19 pandemic should, by now, need no elaboration,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a dissent.
The decision, written by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, removes one of several obstacles facing the project.
The president wants associate justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg to sit out any "Trump-related" cases.