Sonia Sotomayor: “Because the Court today errs by reducing the burden, at least in the sports context, that the Constitution places on…”

In the end, to the Court, the facts do not matter, even though the consequences are serious.

The majority’s opinion ends by reciting the many wonderful ways in which playing sports can be valuable to young people.

From the moment he was released from custody after serving his first term of imprisonment, Herrera-Salazar was presented with a Hobson's choice,

If we're unsure of your characterization, because there's certainly a number of amici brief who disagree with that characterization, shouldn't we be certifying this question to the Colorado court instead of us deciding it? We have to be…