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Sonia Sotomayor

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Sonia Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having been nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009. She is the first Hispanic and Latina member of the Court. Sotomayor previously served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and as a district court judge for the Southern District of New York. Her judicial philosophy often emphasizes the importance of empathy and the impact of the law on the lives of individuals, particularly marginalized communities.

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Jun 18, 2025

Anyone in search of evidence that transgender people face immense discrimination by the government need only look at what Donald Trump is doing in the present moment.

slate.com
Jun 18, 2025

[The court] authorizes, without second thought, untold harm to transgender children and the parents and families who love them.

motherjones.com
Jun 18, 2025

The court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims.

cnn.com
Jun 18, 2025

Transgender adolescents’ access to hormones and puberty blockers (known as gender-affirming care) is not a matter of mere cosmetic preference. To the contrary, access to care can be a question of life or death.

cnn.com
Jun 18, 2025

The majority refuses to call a spade a spade.

cnn.com
Jun 17, 2025

By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims.

nbcnews.com
Jun 12, 2025

The Federal Tort Claims Act’s history confirms congressional intent to subject the government to liability for cases like this one.

msnbc.com
Jun 12, 2025

There is a reason to think that the discretionary function exception should not bar the plaintiffs' claims.

nbcnews.com
Jun 6, 2025

government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.

msnbc.com
Jun 1, 2025

You’re asking for the ability for schools to provide you with information about what’s being taught and, if you object to it on religious grounds, to opt out.

thenation.com
May 10, 2025

In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.

motherjones.com

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