Sonia Sotomayor

News 01/18/22, 23:52

A Democrat-appointed judge keeps hearing cases remotely because her conservative colleague will not cover his nose and mouth. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor remotely attends U.S. Supreme Court matters because fellow GOP Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch is maskless. The 67-year-old former President Barack Obama nominated for the job, has regularly worn a face ...

Central America 08/25/21, 16:56

Joe Biden's administration must revive the previous president's immigration policy that requires thousands of asylum seekers to stay in Mexico until granted entry to the United States, three judges ruled on Aug. 24. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld former President Donald Trump's "stay in Mexico" policy, formally known as the Migrant ...

U.S. 02/26/20, 05:20

The integrity of two civil servants who serve on the nation's highest court was questioned after they accused their colleagues, who were sworn in during the current administration, of being biased toward the president. President Donald Trump fired back after Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor and fellow Associate Justice Ruth ...

Politics 05/28/19, 09:13

The Supreme Court is upholding an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains. But the justices are staying out of the debate over a broader, blocked provision that would prevent a woman in Indiana from having an abortion based ...

Sports 03/08/19, 21:36

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actress Jane Fonda and attorney Gloria Allred are being inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. They are among 10 members of the Class of 2019, announced Friday.The other honorees are: Civil rights activist Angela Davis; Native American lawyer Sarah Deer; retired Air Force ...

New York 03/06/19, 19:53

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be holding a special session in May, at the annual publishing convention. Sotomayor will discuss her upcoming book for young readers, "Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You," at BookExpo. The event will take place May 30 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in ...