Does our “Wise Latina” twist precedent in favor of ‘wise latinas?’
Not just wise Latinas, but any and all Latinas (and Latinos).
She views her judgeship as an advocacy.
The lineup of Justices in this case was rather unusual. The lead opinion (in favor of the Immigration Bureau and against the immigrants) was written by Kagan and joined by Kennedy and Ginsburg (only). Chief Justice Roberts, in an opinion joined only by Scalia, reached the same result for a different reason. Sotomayor dissented (in favor of the immigrants) in an opinion joined only by Breyer and Thomas. Alito also dissented, in a separate opinion joined by nobody else. So the 5-4 decision is actually 3-2-3-1, and you had “liberal” and “conservative” justices on both sides (Kagan, Ginsburg and Scalia for the immigrants; Sotomayor, Breyer, Thomas and Alito against).