Stormy Vetter, And Yet More Ways The Supreme Court Is Selling Us Out
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Sotomayor Trashes SCOTUS Majority For Cherry-Picking Qualified Immunity Cases To Reverse
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#Sotomayor: 'Facts do not matter' to Supreme Court after it upholds #TransAthleteBan
Story by Sebastian Murdock
June 30, 2026"Supreme Court Justice #SoniaSotomayor gave a blistering dissent after the #conservative-majority court ruled Tuesday to uphold a ban on #TransgenderAthletes playing on female school sports teams.
"Justice #BrettKavanaugh wrote the ruling that upheld that Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause allows bans on transgender girls’ and women’s participation in female school sports to stand.
"All three liberal justices ― Sotomayor, #ElanaKagan and #KetanjiBrownJackson — dissented in part. While they dissented from the majority’s finding on the Equal Protection Clause, they agreed with the court’s conservatives on #TitleIX.
"In her dissent, Sotomayor discussed the 'immense' benefits of playing sports.
“ 'The majority’s opinion ends by reciting the many wonderful ways in which playing sports can be valuable to young people,' Sotomayor said from the bench. 'It can help build resilience, tenacity, leadership, and discipline. It can lead to life-long friendships, community, and a sense of belonging. It can bring joy and the thrill of victory, along with all the lessons one learns from experiencing defeat. The benefits are immense.'
"With Tuesday’s ruling, trans student athletes will now be excluded even when the facts show they do not have an '
'inherent athletic advantage,' she said."#USPol #SCOTUSIsCompromised #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransYouth #GBLTQRights
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The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that asylum seekers stopped at the border cannot seek protection abandons the humanitarian purpose of U.S. asylum law in favor of a narrow interpretation of the statute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/30/world/us-top-court-betrayed-asylum-seekers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #supremecourt #samuelalito #soniasotomayor #holocaust #humanrights #immigration
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The supreme court has again undermined the power of Congress | Moira Donegan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/30/supreme-court-trump-v-slaughter #UsSupremeCourt #LawUs #Law #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsCongress #JohnRoberts #SoniaSotomayor
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The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Have One Consistent Rule: Black Votes Shouldn’t Count
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MLB owners propose salary cap to union for first time since 1994-95 strike https://www.rawchili.com/5010243/ #Baseball #BostonRedSox #BruceMeyer #BryanReynolds #business #Cleveland #GeneralNews #GlenCaplin #JaysonTatum #JuanSoto #LosAngelesDodgers #MLB #MlbBaseball #MLBWorldSeries #MorganSword #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NewYorkMets #NewYorkYankees #PatrickMahomes #SoniaSotomayor #sports #SportsTopics #USNews #UCSanDiegoTritons
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Supreme Court Breaks Another Election To Make Sure Black Voters Are Disenfranchised
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Samuel Alito justified a Supreme Court ruling that threatens majority-Black voting districts
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/scotus-further-guts-voting-rights
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Sonia Sotomayor apologizes to Brett Kavanaugh in US supreme court justice spat https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/sonia-sotomayor-us-supreme-court-apology-brett-kavanaugh #UsSupremeCourt #SoniaSotomayor #UsNews #BrettKavanaugh
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Man convicted of killing 70-year-old grocery store owner executed in Florida https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/24/florida-execution-melvin-trotter #UsNews #Florida #CapitalPunishment #UsCrime #RonDesantis #SoniaSotomayor
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Justice Gorsuch Reminds: The Fourth Amendment Isn’t Dead Yet
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#SupremeCourt justice #SoniaSotomayor just revealed her TRUE feelings about Trump and #ElonMusk. And they're about as good as you would expect... youtu.be/u_nKkfwFF5w?...
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BRIEF: Supreme Court Lets Texas Use New Congressional Map in 2026 – DrWeb’s Domain
BRIEF: Supreme Court Lets Texas Use New Congressional Map in 2026
BRIEF: Supreme Court Lets Texas Use New Congressional Map in 2026
December 4, 2025 — DrWeb’s Domain
Editor’s Note: I was assisted in preparing this brief on today’s SCOTUS ruling for Trump Administration –again. I sense a pattern?
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ChatGPT prepared the brief format, did core online research, and we edited together the summary. I can save and re-use the layout for key new events or information. The summary PDF in inline below, and also linked for you in the Sources. –DrWeb
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use its new congressional map in the 2026 elections, granting a stay in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens (No. 25A608). The 6–3 order blocks a lower-court ruling that found the map likely discriminates against Latino voters, and keeps in place a plan widely viewed as favorable to Texas Republicans and former President Trump.
The unsigned majority stresses judicial caution about changing election rules once candidate filing is underway, leaning on its recent use of the so-called Purcell principle. It also faults the three-judge district court for not giving enough deference to the legislature’s stated, ostensibly partisan motives, and for moving too aggressively while primaries are already on the calendar.
In dissent, Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, accuses the Court of quietly rewriting how Voting Rights Act cases work. The dissent argues that the trial court carefully documented racial vote dilution and that with the 2026 elections still months away, there was ample time to fix the map instead of locking it in for this cycle.
Practically, the ruling means Texas keeps a map that could help Republicans hold or gain House seats in a closely divided Congress, and it raises the bar for future challenges to partisan-tilted maps nationwide. It is another sign that federal oversight of redistricting is shrinking, even as states openly redraw lines to maximize partisan advantage.
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- Supreme Court of the United States, Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, No. 25A608 (Dec. 4, 2025) — Opinion and dissent (PDF)
- Associated Press — “Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026”
- Reuters — “Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map sought by Trump”
- SCOTUSblog — Case summary and analysis of the Texas redistricting stay
#2026 #63Vote #Brief #CongressionalMap #DissentsByKagan #DrWebSDomain #KetanjiBrownJackson #LatinoVoters #PartisanAdvantage #RedState #SCOTUS #SCOTUSFavorsTrump #SCOTUSblog #SoniaSotomayor #SupremeCourtOfTheUnitedStates #Texas #VotingRightsCases #VRA
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Sonia Sotomayor: The People’s Justice and the Voice of Conscience – A Special SCOTUS Series
Sonia Sotomayor: The People’s Justice and the Voice of Conscience
Early Life and Education
Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born in 1954 in the Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents who had migrated to the mainland after World War II. Her father, a tool-and-die worker, died when she was nine, leaving her mother, Celina, to raise Sonia and her brother on a nurse’s salary. Sotomayor credits her mother’s fierce determination and belief in education as the foundation of her success. Inspired by television’s Perry Mason, she dreamed of becoming a judge even as a child.
She attended Cardinal Spellman High School, graduating at the top of her class, and went on to Princeton University, where she excelled despite cultural and social isolation. Sotomayor graduated summa cum laude in 1976 and earned her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1979. At Yale, she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal and began developing a passion for criminal law and public service.
Career Before the Court
After law school, Sotomayor joined the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office under Robert Morgenthau, prosecuting violent crimes in the Bronx during one of the city’s most turbulent eras. Her trial experience and empathy for victims shaped her pragmatic approach to justice. In 1984, she entered private practice, specializing in intellectual property and international law at Pavia & Harcourt.
In 1992, President George H. W. Bush appointed her to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, making her the youngest federal trial judge in the district at the time. She later joined the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit under President Bill Clinton in 1998, where she gained a reputation as a careful, analytical jurist who blended compassion with rigorous reasoning.
Nomination and Confirmation
President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court in 2009 to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Her confirmation hearings drew intense public attention, particularly to her statement that a “wise Latina woman” might reach better conclusions than others because of her life experiences. Critics seized on the remark, but Sotomayor defended it as an acknowledgment that background informs perspective, not a claim of superiority. The Senate confirmed her 68–31, making her the first Latina and the third woman ever to serve on the Court.
Judicial Philosophy
Sotomayor is generally described as a pragmatic liberal. Her jurisprudence reflects a belief that the law should respond to the lived realities of ordinary people. She often writes in plain, accessible prose, ensuring that her opinions can be understood by non-lawyers. She emphasizes procedural fairness, the rights of defendants, and the importance of equal justice under law.
While she aligns with the Court’s progressive bloc, Sotomayor distinguishes herself through vivid, personal dissents that appeal to the moral dimensions of law. Her writings often highlight the human impact of judicial decisions — a quality that has earned her the nickname “the People’s Justice.”
Signature Opinions and Influence
- Criminal Justice Reform: Sotomayor’s dissents in cases such as Utah v. Strieff (2016) and Johnson v. United States (2015) challenge systemic bias in policing and sentencing. She wrote powerfully about the “constant surveillance” faced by marginalized communities.
- Race and Equality: In Schuette v. BAMN (2014) and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023), she defended affirmative action as a necessary remedy for historic discrimination, framing equality as a lived reality rather than an abstract ideal.
- Immigration: Sotomayor has consistently voiced concern for due process in immigration enforcement, dissenting in cases where the majority favored executive or state authority over individual rights.
- Public Health and Pandemic Policy: During COVID-19 litigation, Sotomayor’s opinions reflected strong deference to science and government efforts to protect public health, even amid religious liberty challenges.
Legacy and Public Presence
Justice Sotomayor’s influence extends beyond her written opinions. She is one of the most visible public figures on the Court, frequently speaking about education, civic engagement, and representation. Her memoir, My Beloved World, became a bestseller, offering an unvarnished look at her upbringing and philosophy. She has also served as a mentor to countless students and lawyers of color who see her as a symbol of possibility within the American legal system.
In a Court dominated by conservative voices, Sotomayor’s dissents have become rallying points for those who fear the erosion of civil rights and liberties. Her plainspoken, empathetic style ensures that her voice — even in dissent — resonates far beyond the marble halls.
Works Cited
- Biskupic, Joan. Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice. Sarah Crichton Books, 2014.
- Greenhouse, Linda. “Justice Sotomayor’s Dissent Is a Warning to the Court.” The New York Times, 29 June 2023, http://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/opinion/sonia-sotomayor-supreme-court-dissent.html. Accessed 25 Sept. 2025.
- Liptak, Adam. “Sonia Sotomayor, a Trailblazer on the Supreme Court.” The New York Times, 6 Aug. 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/us/politics/06confirm.html. Accessed 25 Sept. 2025.
- Sotomayor, Sonia. My Beloved World. Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
- Supreme Court of the United States. “Biography of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.” SupremeCourt.gov, http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographysotomayor.aspx. Accessed 25 Sept. 2025.
#2025 #America #Books #Dissents #Education #Health #Justice #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #MyBelovedWorld #Opinion #Politics #Resistance #SCOTUS #SoniaSotomayor #Trailblazer #UnitedStates
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What would late civil rights icon and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall say about the current court?
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/thurgood-marshall-current-supreme-court
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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s ban on harmful ‘conversion therapy’
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/scotus-skeptical-conversion-therapy-ban
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Sonia Sotomayor says Americans may not know difference between presidents and kings https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/17/sonia-sotomayor-presidents-kings-difference #USsupremecourt #SoniaSotomayor #USnews
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At a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to exert expansive executive powers, a liberal U.S. Supreme Court justice stresses the need for Americans to know the difference between a president and a king. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/politics/trump-supreme-court-sotomayor-king/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ussupremecourt #soniasotomayor #us #donaldtrump #republicans
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#Trump's Pervy Page In #Epstein's #BirthdayBook
#GOP Allies trying to deny existence of #Epstein #BirthdayNote
#SoniaSotomayor's Blistering Dissent To #SCOTUS #ICE Ruling
to Target all #Latinos regardless of Citizenship Status#Comedy #Humour #Humor #Colbert
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Made It a ‘Condition’ That New Children’s Book Was Released in Spanish & English
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US immigration officers ramp up sweeps in LA after raid restrictions are lifted https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/08/immigration-officers-los-angeles-california #Ice(USImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement) #LosAngelesIceprotests #USsupremecourt #BrettKavanaugh #SoniaSotomayor #USimmigration #LosAngeles #California #WestCoast #KarenBass #USnews
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America’s famed ‘checks-and-balances’ governance system is failing | Jan-Werner Müller https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/16/checks-balances-failing-trump-supreme-court #USsupremecourt #SoniaSotomayor #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USpolitics #USCongress #Democrats #USnews
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The court did not explain its decision in favor of Trump, as is customary in emergency appeals. But in dissent, Justice #SoniaSotomayor complained that her colleagues were enabling legally questionable action on the part of the administration. www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
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#SupremeCourt July 3 allowed #Trump #regime to deport 8 men who have spent more than 1 month held under guard on American #military base on #Djibouti to #SouthSudan granting their request. The order allows the government to immediately send the men, who hail from countries around the world, to war-torn South Sudan. Neither the United States nor South Sudan has said what will happen to the men on their arrival. Justices #SoniaSotomayor and #KetanjiBrownJackson dissented. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a1153_2co3.pdf
