Sonia Sotomayor

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

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.

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

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

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.

The other shoe has dropped on executive immunity.

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

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

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

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.

A travesty for the rule of law

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

I warned of the 'new legal regime' created by the Court’s decision.

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…

The majority invited open defiance of the Constitution

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

Rewarding lawlessness

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

Today, the threat is birthright citizenship.

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

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.

This Court endorses the radical proposition that the President is harmed, irreparably, whenever he cannot do something he wants to do.

Suppose an executive order barred women from receiving unemployment benefits or black citizens from voting.

The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempts to hide it.