Sonia Sotomayor

Few constitutional questions can be answered by resort to the text of the Constitution alone.

rewarding lawlessness

the ruling was a travesty for the rule of the law and an open invitation to bypass the constitution.

Casting aside longstanding precedent, the Court invents a constitutional right to avoid exposure to ‘subtle’ themes ‘contrary to the religious principles’ that parents wish to instill in their children.

[T]he parents of children covered by the Citizenship Order would be well advised to file promptly class-action suits.

a travesty for the rule of law

No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.

The Court’s decision is nothing less than an open invitation for the Government to bypass the Constitution.

To allow the Government to enforce [the birthright citizenship executive order] against even one newborn child is an assault on our constitutional order.

No right is safe in the new legal regime the court creates.

Such complicity should know no place in our system of law.

The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other.

Today, the threat is birthright citizenship.

To get such relief, the Government would have to show that the Order is likely constitutional, an impossible task

The Government does not ask for complete stays of the injunctions, as it ordinarily does before this Court. Why? The answer is obvious: To get such relief, the Government would have to show that the Order is likely constitutional, an…

As every conceivable source of law confirms, birthright citizenship is the law of the land.

Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort. With the stroke of a pen, the President has made a ‘solemn mockery’ of our Constitution.

The ruling ushered in a 'new reality' that casts aside long-standing precedent.

Schools may instead censor their curricula, stripping material that risks generating religious objections.

The court’s decision is nothing less than an open invitation for the Government to bypass the Constitution.

With the stroke of a pen, the president has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution.

Nothing less than an open invitation for the government to bypass the Constitution.

the Government has made clear in word and deed that it feels itself unconstrained by law, free to deport anyone anywhere without notice or an opportunity to be heard.

One thing is clear, however, the damage to America’s public education system will be profound.

The other shoe has dropped on executive immunity.