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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 27, 2025

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

cbsnews.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

motherjones.com
Jun 27, 2025

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.

motherjones.com
Jun 27, 2025

the majority invited open defiance of the Constitution

msnbc.com
Jun 27, 2025

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.

motherjones.com
Jun 27, 2025

a travesty for the rule of law

slate.com
Jun 27, 2025

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.

thenation.com
Jun 27, 2025

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…

truthout.org
Jun 27, 2025

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

msnbc.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

msnbc.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

nbcnews.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

truthout.org

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