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Sonia Sotomayor: “I cannot join so gross an abuse of the Court’s equitable discretion.”

On the recordJune 30, 2025
I cannot join so gross an abuse of the Court’s equitable discretion.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
Source
msnbc.com
Jun 30, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Sotomayor objected to the court's intervention in deportation cases, calling it an abuse of power.

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