Sonia Maria Sotomayor

Speaking to law students in Washington, Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested the country is going through a challenging period of increasing public disrespect for judges, lawyers and courts.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Says Judges Must Be ‘Fearlessly Independent’

The justice made remarks at once cautious and forceful at Georgetown University Law Center, which has called attacks by the Trump administration a threat to academic freedom.

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Sonia Sotomayor Wants Supreme Court to Decide Issue Dividing Courts

The Supreme Court rejected a petition from a Missouri man sentenced to death over the 2005 killing of a police officer.

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Sotomayor and Jackson criticize Supreme Court's refusal to clarify criminal appeal rights

The Supreme Court exercises power not only in how it decides cases but in which cases it chooses to decide. We were reminded ...

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she’s worried about declining standards and broken norms

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the most senior liberal on the Supreme Court, advocated for a “fearlessly independent” judiciary during remarks Friday, telling an audience in Washington that she is ...

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Justice Sotomayor defends ‘fearlessly independent' judiciary amid Trump attacks

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday stressed the importance of an independent judiciary and fealty to the rule of law amid harsh rhetoric from the Trump administration against ...

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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Warns Against 'Shaking' Judiciary

Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor called for a "fearlessly independent" judiciary during remarks at Georgetown Law Center in Washington on Friday.

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