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Sonia Sotomayor: How Do You Know I'm Not A Conservative?
"You're so self-reliant," Colbert said to the justice. "That seems like a value that conservatives …
Abby Rogers
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Kamala Harris, the first female, Black, and Asian American vice president-elect, will be sworn in by Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice
The swearing in ceremony for Harris is set for Inauguration Day, January 20, when Biden will also b…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reveals Why Public Opinion Doesn't Matter To The Court
"The reason that we have jobs under the Constitution for life is to protect us against public opini…
Abby Rogers
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Sonia Sotomayor Shows She's The Least Guarded Supreme Court Justice
“It is my great hope that I’ll be a great justice, and that I’ll write opinions that will last the …
Abby Rogers
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The Supreme Court said it won't hear a case challenging why only men have to register for the draft in the US
Justice Sonia Sotomayor acknowledged women's changing role in the military but said the court would…
Connor Perrett
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor says 'there's going to be a lot of disappointments in the law' and encouraged people to change 'laws that you don't like'
"I can't change Texas's law, but you can," Sotomayor said of a recently enacted Texas law that bans…
Oma Seddiq
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor slams SCOTUS decision on Trump's 'anti-Muslim' travel ban, saying it 'masquerades behind a facade of national-security concerns'
"A reasonable observer would conclude that the Proclamation was motivated by anti-Muslim animus," S…
John Haltiwanger
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Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor cheered on the Yankees from Aaron Judge's cheering section, 'Judge's Chambers'
Sotomayor's presence might've been a good luck charm for the Yankees, who beat the Red Sox 6-2 to s…
Tyler Lauletta
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Neil Gorsuch defied a request from Chief Justice John Roberts to wear a mask out of respect for Sonia Sotomayor, a report says
Gorsuch's refusal to wear a mask led Sotomayor, who has diabetes, to attend oral arguments virtuall…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Federal government executes Dustin Higgs, the 13th person to be killed since July. Justice Sonia Sotomayor writes scathing dissent: 'This is not justice.'
"After seventeen years without a single federal execution, the Government has executed twelve peopl…
Azmi Haroun
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2 Supreme Court justices who will soon share the bench with Brett Kavanaugh spoke about partisanship on the high court
Kavanaugh's confirmation comes after weeks of sexual-misconduct allegations that culminated in a he…
Bryan Logan
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Sonia Sotomayor says Supreme Court justices are 'sorely missing' diverse experience and that leaders aren't 'paying enough attention'
Sotomayor said the Supreme Court justices lack experience in legal areas such as civil rights and i…
Oma Seddiq
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor says Supreme Court is 'entrenching racial inequality in education' by striking down affirmative action
In her dissent, Sotomayor argued that America remains a racially unequal society, arguing that cons…
Bryan Metzger
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Sonia Sotomayor pushes back on conservative SCOTUS justices who questioned the fairness of Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan, saying the US is 'not a society of unlimited resources'
As conservative justices appeared skeptical of Biden's student-debt relief plan, Sonia Sotomayor pu…
Azmi Haroun,Ayelet Sheffey
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said other judges 'opted to bury their heads in the sand' as new Texas anti-abortion law turns citizens into 'bounty hunters'
"Today, the Court finally tells the Nation that it declined to act because, in short, the State's g…
Bryan Metzger
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Sonia Sotomayor says Supreme Court changed arguments structure partly because female justices were interrupted
Before the system changed, Justice Sotomayor said she found a way to deal with the problem: "I inte…
Oma Seddiq
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Sonia Sotomayor To Stephen Colbert: You'll 'Find Out Soon Enough' Where I Stand On Gun Rights
Gun rights have become a popular topic as the Obama administration and Congress have pushed for new…
Brett LoGiurato
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Supreme Court staffer pressured public library to buy more of Sonia Sotomayor's books: '250 books is definitely not enough'
The taxpayer-funded staffer argued "people will be upset" if the library didn't order enough of Sot…
Bryan Metzger
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Sotomayor dissents after SCOTUS underlines protections for LGBTQ+ people: 'a sad day in American constitutional law'
"The opinion of the Court is, quite literally, a notice that reads: 'Some services may be denied to…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Not even AOC is calling for Sonia Sotomayor to retire
Progressive House Democrats are dismissing calls for the 69-year-old justice's retirement. One call…