This is not the first time the Court closes its eyes to noncompliance, nor, I fear, will it be the last.
Sonia Sotomayor: “This is not the first time the Court closes its eyes to noncompliance, nor, I fear, will it be the last.”
On the recordJune 28, 2025
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Sotomayor expressed concern over the Court enabling noncompliance with lower court orders.
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