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 ...
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.
Sotomayor Sounds Alarm Over Threats to 'Rule Of Law'
"Once norms are broken, then you're shaking some of the foundation of the rule of law," the justice said at Georgetown Law on ...
Supreme Court appears swayed by Catholic charity group’s tax exemption bid
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed swayed by a Catholic charity group’s bid for tax relief in Wisconsin in a case that could ...
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Supreme Court declines to review death row prisoner’s right to appeal
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, saying the case could have resolved whether one judge's vote is enough to earn an appeal — ...
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Supreme Court Appears Unlikely to Strike Down School E-Rate Program
The Supreme Court seems unlikely to strike down the E-rate program, though some justices questioned its funding structure and ...
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 ...
Supreme Court seems likely to OK $8 billion phone and internet subsidy for rural, low-income areas
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the $8 billion a year the government spends to subsidize phone and internet ...