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Sonia Sotomayor: “In addition to being wrong on the merits, the Court’s decision inflicts two grave harms on the public.”

On the recordJune 4, 2026
In addition to being wrong on the merits, the Court’s decision inflicts two grave harms on the public.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Dissenting opinion on Supreme Court ruling regarding Alabama's congressional map.

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