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Sotomayor and Jackson Drop Traditional Courtesy in Brutal Dissents
The liberal justices on the U.S. Supreme Court dropped traditional pleasantries from their dissents as they found themselves ...
Liberal Justices Scorch Birthright Citizenship Opinion In Foreboding Dissent
The Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to unilaterally eliminate birthright ...
'No right is safe in the new legal regime': Sotomayor accuses colleagues of 'shamefully' enabling 'lawless' behavior in birthright citizenship case
"With the stroke of a pen, the President has made a 'solemn mockery' of our Constitution. Rather than stand firm, the Court ...
Supreme Court limits ability of judges to stop Trump
The Supreme Court backed President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail lower court orders that have hampered his agenda for ...
Sotomayor Ends Term with Rare Rebukes From Supreme Court Bench
The last day of the Supreme Court term was a tough one for the court’s liberal bloc, particularly Justice Sonia Sotomayor, ...
Blistering Dissent Accuses SCOTUS of Inviting ‘Chaos’ With Anti-LGBT Book Ruling
Sotomayor, 71, said Friday’s ruling will invite “chaos” at schools across the country, as perennially underfunded districts—and their already stretched-thin teachers—now must spend significant time ...
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Additional opinions from Thursday, June 26
On Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court also released the following opinions: — In Hewitt v. United States, the justices ...
Justice Sotomayor Accuses Supreme Court of 'Gross' Abuse
The Supreme Court's conservative justices sided with the DHS, allowing, for now, the administration to deport to third ...
Sotomayor Is Right. Trump's 'Third Country Removals' Raise Serious Due Process Worries.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting noncitizens to countries with which ...