‘Heartbreaking’: Justice Sotomayor cites rise in LGTBQ+ discrimination in dissent to SCOTUS ruling Saturday, July 1 by ABC News(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused the U.S. Supreme Court of granting businesses the right "to refuse to serve members of a protected class" for the first time in its history.The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday in favor of a evangelical Christian... Read More.
Justices Thomas and Sotomayor, who say they benefitted from affirmative action, divide on its future Thursday, June 29 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court's most senior conservative, Justice Clarence Thomas, and its most senior liberal, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, both rose from humble beginnings to join the elite ranks of Yale Law School -- and both have publicly credited race-based affirmative action initiatives with helping... Read More.
Justice Sotomayor gives pep talk to progressives while praising Clarence Thomas Thursday, June 16 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a rare public appearance during the frenzied crush of Supreme Court opinion season, delivered public praise of her colleague Justice Clarence Thomas and gave a pep talk to progressives Thursday as the embattled institution prepares to issue major... Read More.
Justice Sotomayor sees ‘unprecedented’ threat to Supreme Court in confirmation battles Thursday, February 10 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As a Supreme Court confirmation battle looms, Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a sobering warning Wednesday about intensifying partisanship that she says puts the court's independence at the brink of crisis."As norms of the nomination process are broken, as more senators, congressional representatives,... Read More.