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Sonia Sotomayor: “Excuses (once again) the government’s undisguised contempt for the judiciary.”

On the recordJuly 8, 2025
Excuses (once again) the government’s undisguised contempt for the judiciary.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
Source
slate.com
Jul 8, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Sotomayor criticized the Supreme Court for enabling the Trump administration's disregard for judicial authority.

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