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Sonia Sotomayor: “It hands the Executive the power to repeal statutes by firing all those necessary to carry them out.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2025
It hands the Executive the power to repeal statutes by firing all those necessary to carry them out.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
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huffpost.com
Jul 14, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Sotomayor expressed concern over the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling.

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