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Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85. Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the Supreme Court said in a statement Friday. He retired from the court in June 2009, giving President Barack Obama his first Supreme Court vacancy to fill. Obama chose Sonia Sotomayor, the court’s first Latina justice. Souter was appointed by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1990. He was a reliably liberal vote on abortion, church-state relations, freedom...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking at a Florida college on Tuesday, made pointed remarks about the limits of presidential power and her fear that government officials might flout court decisions. “Our founders were hellbent on ensuring that we didn’t have a monarchy,” she said, “and the first way they thought of that was to give Congress the power of the purse.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor pointed to her conservative colleagues' willingness to upend decades-old precedents when asked Wednesday night about sagging public confidence in the court. “I think my court would probably gather more public support if it went a little more slowly in undoing precedent,” Sotomayor said during an appearance in Louisville. The conservative-led court — reshaped by three justices nominated by Republican President Donald Trump — overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nationwide protections for abortion rights. And it struck down affirmative action in college admissions, effectively overturning cases reaching back decades. Sotomayor, a...

Justice Elena Kagan denied the petition to prevent California from investigating and probably jailing doctors who went against Newsom’s COVID-19 protocol. If I remember correctly, isn’t she the former Solicitor General who told them to release you because she could not explain how you were being held without any charge of civil contempt for 7 years? ANSWER: Yes, your memory is correct. The judge was as corrupt as Trump discovered in New York City. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals is corrupt and they only protect the judges and government and even refuse to order judges to stop committing felonies...

Liberal-leaning Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor compared the risks of puberty blockers and sex-mutilating surgeries for minors to the risks of taking Aspirin on Wednesday. Sotomayor made the shocking comparison during oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case brought by the Biden administration challenging Tennessee’s law banning sex change drugs and procedures for minors who believe they are transgender.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor stepping down is not the “sensible approach” as Democrats float the idea of packing the court before President-elect Trump takes office. Sanders joined NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday, where he was asked for his thoughts about the idea.

WASHINGTON—Despite calls from some liberal activists for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down while Democrats can fill her seat before Inauguration Day, she has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court, people close to the justice said. “This is no time to lose her important voice on the court. She just turned 70 and takes better care of herself than anyone I know,” said one person close to the justice, suggesting that progressives turn their attention to other ways of safeguarding the Constitution after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.Sotomayor, appointed in 2009 by then President Barack Obama, is the...

Yet, those who backed Harris are convinced that the woman who became vice president because of her gender and the color of her skin has vast potential, and if being president of the United States is not in the cards, perhaps a seat on the Supreme Court will do. An anti-Trump account on X under the name Protect Kamala Harris floated a proposal that would result in the failed Democratic nominee sitting on the nation’s highest court. “Want to blow Republicans’ minds? Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor retires. President Biden appoints Kamala Harris to Sotomayor’s vacancy with a lame duck...

As the Democratic Party handles the fallout from their devastating election defeat this week, some have come up with an unlikely plan to oust liberal Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor. In just under two months, Republicans will control the U.S. Senate with a likely majority of at least 53 seats. Once Trump takes office, they will have free reign to start appointing conservative judicial nominees, shaping federal courts for generations to come. According to Politico’s Playbook, Democratic leaders are “agonizing” over whether to try and force Sotomayor out of the door before Trump takes office in January. The 70-year-old justice is...

Mr Kennedy had previously said that Mr Trump had “promised” him control of the Department of Health and Human Services and public health agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Having spectacularly failed to get one woman elected to a top job, the Democratic Party is at odds over whether to push another woman out. ===================================================================== The Democratic Party is secretly fighting over whether to try and force out Justice Sonia Sotomayor to avoid the specter of Donald Trump sending the U.S. Supreme Court further to the right. Senators are reportedly at odds over whether to put pressure on Sotomayor—the first Latina justice—to step down while Democrats still have the power to usher in her replacement. Although she is only 70, Sotomayor suffers from Type 1 diabetes and is the...

no senator appears to be willing to be the first person who publicly calls for Sotomayor to step down. However, Democrats have discussed possible replacements, with D.C. Circuit Judge J. Michelle Childs being mentioned. Childs was vetted and even received backing by a few GOP senators such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

Current Time 0:02 / Duration 1:24 Newsweek Supreme Court Justice's Security Shooting Raises Eyebrows 0 View on Watch View on Watch Following President-elect Donald Trump's victory, calls have resurfaced for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire to prevent Trump from potentially filling another court vacancy. Sotomayor, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, is the first Latina and the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court. At 70, she is the oldest Democrat-appointed justice on the Court which has a 6-3 conservative supermajority. In light of Trump winning the 2024 presidential election over Vice President Kamala...

The incident sparked criticism of Sotomayor's Second Amendment positions during her tenure on the high court, including one decision where she co-signed a dissent that said the Constitution does not protect "a private right of armed self-defense." In that case, McDonald v. Chicago, decided in 2010, then-Justice Steven Breyer dissented from the majority which ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own a gun against the regulations of state and local governments. "In sum, the Framers did not write the Second Amendment in order to protect a private right of armed self-defense," Breyer wrote. Parker Thayer of...

Two deputy U.S. Marshals thought to be guarding Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home in Washington, D.C. shot a suspected carjacker who pulled out a gun last week, officials said. The U.S. Marshals office said that suspect Kentrell Flowers, 18, allegedly walked up to one of the deputies’ cars at around 1:15 a.m. on July 5 and pointed a gun at the bodyguard. The Marshal fired four shots, hitting Flowers in the mouth. Flowers was taken to hospital for treatment and arrested. “The Deputy U.S. Marshals involved in the shooting incident were part of the unit protecting the residences of...

A deputy US Marshal shot a would-be carjacker who pulled a gun on him while he was guarding Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home in Washington, DC, authorities said. Two deputies were parked outside Sotomayor’s home in northwest DC on July 5 when Kentrell Flowers, 18, allegedly walked up to one of their cars around 1:15 a.m. and pointed a gun at the bodyguard, the US Marshals Service told The Post.

Sonia Sotomayor is the John (Reporting for Duty) Kerry of Supreme Court Justices. Kerry and Sotomayor both think the military is full of morally bankrupt, uneducated dunderheads. The military is comprised of a bunch of unthinking automatons who know how to make guns go pew pew and blindly follow orders. Blame Barack Obama.Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court in 2009 by Obama. A remark the judge made about a “Wise Latina” became widely known and a point of contention during the Confirmation Hearings:“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more...

The Supreme Court is in the midst of issuing a flurry of rulings as they finish up the court's current session. One of them that was handed down yesterday is raising eyebrows for unusual reasons. In the case of Department of State v. Munoz, Sandra Munoz was challenging the denial of her husband's ability to enter the United States from El Salvador to come live with her. Immigration officials at the U.S. Consulate in El Salvador had refused entry to Luis Asencio-Cordero because of tattoos he had which they believed indicated that he was a member of one of El...

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor admits she sometimes finds herself in tears over the rulings of the conservative dominated high court. Sotomayor, 69, is one of three remaining Democrat-appointed judges on the court alongside Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. While she's always been in the minority on the court, recently the court has taken a more rightward turn under a 6-3 majority, which includes the repeal of Roe vs. Wade. In a talk as she was given an award at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute Friday, she admitted it brings her to tears sometimes. 'There are days that I've come...

Every single state in America with an abortion ban in place allows abortions in emergency circumstances if necessary to save the life of the mother. There is no pro-life state in America that forces pregnant women to put their lives at risk. But during an abortion debate at the Supreme Court today, Justice Sonia Sotomayor lied about this. She falsely claimed some states prohibit abortions to save the mother’s life. During an exchange with Idaho attorney Joshua Turner, who is defending the state’s pro-life law in court from an attack by the Biden administration – which wants to overturn the...