Posted on 04/22/2026 6:03:55 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Why are Democrats so loaded with nasty, vicious women?
A new book by respected Washington columnist and editor Mollie Hemingway came out with some doozies of information about the sheer unbearableness of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, who are apparently nightmares to work for for all who come into their orbit.
According to the Daily Mail:
In her forthcoming book, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution, conservative journalist and author Mollie Hemingway lifts the lid on the justices' treatment of clerks. ...
Hemingway, who spoke with over 100 former clerks and staff for the book, sensationally claims that liberal Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor are the worst justices to clerk for.
Hemingway alleges that several of Kagan's former clerks, 'along with others at the Court, have described her as "emotionally abusive," "demanding, demoralizing, demeaning," and "a hard a**."'
'Kagan's clerks had fear in their eyes,' Hemingway said someone who clerked for a different justice recounted to her.
Other former aides speculated that there is 'something psychological going on there,' Hemingway writes.
Other clerks compared Kagan to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, moving from 'extremely kind to extremely angry,' Hemingway claims.
Another former staffer said Kagan is 'like Klobuchar' - a reference to Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, who was the subject of a New York Times article about her alleged poor treatment of her staff.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor is said to have treated members of the Court's 'permanent staff' like 'valet[s].'
There are known 'stories of [Sotomayor] barking at them to help her carry her bags,' per Hemingway's book.
Hemingway describes Kagan and Sotomayor's behavior as distinct from their colleagues', and notes that most former clerks and permanent staff members have great opinions of their former bosses.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
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Something Ketanji isn’t the worst at!
The Biatches from Hell SCOTUS Sisters. Then there is the really dumb one. Kunta Kinte.
You can look at the average IQ. And then remember that half are lower than that. They aren’t scientists.
Gonna need a biologist to figure out all this.
Obi Wan said long ago and far away ,wretched hive of scum and villainy and he was talking about democrat women
Sheila Jackson Lee was another one with a terrible reputation.
Just wondering. Whatever that is to you must be crystal clear, but you are the only one in the universe that can grasp it.
Kagan is very smart. Unfortunately she is a liberal.
I’m not sure one of those is a woman. Someone needs to get Laz to check
Once upon a time I worked in a leftist organization with the head boss being a female. She’s the only person I can ever recall that never smiled or laughed at a joke. She had a constant scowl on her face and her policies reflected a very unhappy person that wanted to make everyone else equally unhappy. I had no choice but to move on.
Democrats are very unhappy people and only want to share their misery with others.
The 19th Amendment was a horrible mistake.
L
Amen...absolutely horrible!
Underneath that basketball court is the SCOTUS courtroom.
The “SCOTUS basketball court” is a fun bit of Supreme Court trivia.It’s a real, full (but undersized) basketball court located on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. — one floor directly above the actual courtroom (on the fourth floor). Because of its literal position and the Court’s nickname as “the highest court in the land,” it’s playfully called “The Highest Court in the Land.”Quick Facts:Originally a storage area when the building opened in 1935, it was converted into a gym/basketball court in the 1940s.
The court is smaller than regulation (about 78 ft × 37 ft), with a low ceiling (only 14 ft 4 in), which makes for some awkward play.
It features hardwood flooring (renovated in 2015), plexiglass backboards, and a large Supreme Court seal (eagle) at midcourt.
A sign near the entrance warns: “Playing basketball and weight lifting are prohibited while the Court is in session” — because the noise can be heard downstairs.
It’s mainly used by Supreme Court law clerks, staff, and off-duty Supreme Court Police officers. Some justices have played over the years, most notably Byron White (a former NFL player and the first known justice to use it), and others like Elena Kagan and Brett Kavanaugh have been known to join pickup games as clerks or justices.It’s a lighthearted symbol of how even the highest levels of government have a place for casual recreation — and a reminder that, for a few hours, ideological differences sometimes take a back seat to hoops.
Kagan and Scalia were friends. They do things together. Can’t remember if fish or hunt?
I think the "other side" of this is the job expectations of her leftist clerks. I think a lot of leftists are far more "sensitive" about feelings than are conservatives, and are more likely to have somewhat delusional expectations about how hard it is to work in the real world. So, when they run into a tough boss, they whine about it a lot more than would a conservative.
That type of treatment would get the Boss fired and the company sued for emotional distress caused by job-related emotional abuse. But you know our Dear Leaders are special….
Exactly. She's much brighter than the other two. I've read a lot of her opinions with which I disagree, but never one where I just thought "this is a stupid argument". Jackson and Sotomayor, on the other hand....
that’s not “liberal” but “leftist.” and why single out VA when MA VT and CA and other blues led the way...and Rs have been asleep at the switch.whose faut is that?
Hemingway, who spoke with over 100 former clerks and staff for the book,
liberal Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor are the worst justices to clerk for.
Liberals by nature are just nasty people at anything.
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