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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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Jul 9, 2025

public schools offer to children of all faiths and backgrounds an education and an opportunity to practice living in our multicultural society.

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Jul 9, 2025

at once the symbol of our democracy and the most pervasive means for promoting our common destiny.

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Jul 9, 2025

if we can opt out of even 'subtle' messages, chaos will reign and student learning will suffer.

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Jul 8, 2025

excuses (once again) the government’s undisguised contempt for the judiciary.

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Jul 8, 2025

the Supreme Court on speed dial.

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Jul 8, 2025

The President can’t restructure federal agencies inconsistently with congressional mandates.

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Jul 8, 2025

I agree with Justice Jackson that the president cannot restructure federal agencies in a manner inconsistent with congressional mandates.

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Jul 3, 2025

Today’s order clarifies only one thing: Other litigants must follow the rules, but the administration has the Supreme Court on speed dial.

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Jul 3, 2025

What the government wants to do, concretely, is send the eight noncitizens it illegally removed from the United States from Djibouti to South Sudan, where they will be turned over to the local authorities without regard for the likelihood…

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Jul 3, 2025

What the Government wants to do, concretely, is send the eight noncitizens it illegally removed from the United States from Djibouti to South Sudan, where they will be turned over to the local authorities without regard for the likelihood…

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Jul 2, 2025

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

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Jul 2, 2025

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

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