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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

The other shoe has dropped on executive immunity.

cnn.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

msnbc.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

motherjones.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

slate.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

msnbc.com
Jun 27, 2025

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

motherjones.com
Jun 27, 2025

The reverberations of the Court’s error will be felt, I fear, for generations. Unable to condone that grave misjudgment, I dissent.

huffpost.com
Jun 24, 2025

Apparently, the court finds the idea that thousands will suffer violence in farflung locales more palatable than the remote possibility that a District Court exceeded its remedial powers.

commondreams.org
Jun 24, 2025

This is not the first time the Court closes its eyes to noncompliance, nor, I fear, will it be the last.

slate.com
Jun 24, 2025

Each time this Court rewards noncompliance, it further erodes respect for courts and for the rule of law.

motherjones.com
Jun 24, 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.

commondreams.org
Jun 24, 2025

The Government has made clear in word and deed that it feels itself unconstrained by law.

motherjones.com

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