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Sonia Sotomayor: “Strips federal courts of the ability to safeguard constitutional rights in the face of nationwide executive overreach.”

On the recordJuly 2, 2025
Strips federal courts of the ability to safeguard constitutional rights in the face of nationwide executive overreach.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
Source
msnbc.com
Jul 2, 2025

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Sotomayor criticized the court's ruling for undermining federal court protections against executive overreach.

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