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Sonia Sotomayor
@soniasotomayor· NY· Jun 24, 2025

The Government has made clear in word and deed that it feels itself unconstrained by law.

motherjones.com
Sonia Sotomayor
@soniasotomayor· NY· Jun 24, 2025

Each time this Court rewards noncompliance, it further erodes respect for courts and for the rule of law.

motherjones.com
Sonia Sotomayor
@soniasotomayor· NY· Jun 24, 2025

This is not the first time the Court closes its eyes to noncompliance, nor, I fear, will it be the last.

slate.com
Sonia Sotomayor
@soniasotomayor· NY· Jun 24, 2025

Given its conduct in these proceedings, the government’s posture resembles that of the arsonist who calls 911 to report firefighters for violating a local noise ordinance.

slate.com
Sonia Sotomayor
@soniasotomayor· NY· Jun 24, 2025

Apparently, the court finds the idea that thousands will suffer violence in farflung locales more palatable than the remote possibility that a District Court exceeded its remedial powers.

commondreams.org
Sonia Sotomayor
@soniasotomayor· NY· Jun 24, 2025

The government has made clear in word and deed that it feels itself unconstrained by law, free to deport anyone anywhere without notice or an opportunity to be heard.

commondreams.org
Sonia Sotomayor
@soniasotomayor· NY· Jun 24, 2025

The Government thus openly flouted two court orders, including the one from which it now seeks relief.

thenation.com
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.

newrepublic.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

He's never dealt with a natural emergency, a union negotiation, or a hurricane.

newsweek.com
Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Ultimately, what he’s having a hard time getting to grips with is that we are exactly where we want to be.

nypost.com
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

If we’re making decisions around waste, fraud and abuse ― this is the largest source of waste, fraud and abuse of public dollars.

huffpost.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

I'm here to say that Democrats are going to fight like hell to strip these cruel provisions from the Republican bill.

commondreams.org
Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

I have never had to resign in disgrace. I have never cut Medicaid. I have never stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from the MTA... I am not you, Mr. Cuomo.

newsweek.com
Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Is it, in fact, the case that Iran’s nuclear program has been completely and totally obliterated? There apparently are reasons to believe that that was a blatant misrepresentation made by Donald Trump to the American people.

nbcnews.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Senate Democrats fought tooth and nail to keep public lands in public hands because these lands belong to everyone—not just the privileged few.

commondreams.org