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Sonia Sotomayor: “This Court endorses the radical proposition that the President is harmed, irreparably, whenever he cannot do something…”

On the recordJune 30, 2025
This Court endorses the radical proposition that the President is harmed, irreparably, whenever he cannot do something he wants to do, even if what he wants to do is break the law.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
Source
truthout.org
Jun 30, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Sotomayor criticized the Court's support for the President's disregard for the law.

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