Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a 31-page dissent, arguing that the judiciary had long played a role in shielding individuals from discrimination. Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times ...

Sonia Sotomayor The latest on Sonia Sotomayor. An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2009, Sotomayor was nominated by former President Barack Obama. She is the first ...

July 13, 2009 – Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee begin. July 28, 2009 – The Senate Judiciary Committee approves the nomination of Sotomayor.

In a serious setback for the transgender community, the high court okayed a law that barred Tennessee’s trans youth from accessing hormone therapy and puberty blockers.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor read her dissent from the bench, criticizing the majority for deciding to uphold a Tennessee law banning certain medical care for minors who identify as transgender.

WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of the court’s three liberals, wrote a scathing dissent criticizing her conservative colleagues’ decision to uphold a state ban on some medical ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the country "might be in crisis" when it comes to nominating justices to the Supreme Court, thanks to the hyperpartisan nature of U.S. politics ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the Supreme Court countered "decades" of legal precedent in its decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning certain medical treatments for transgender youth. The Court ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the majority opinion, joined by Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan. “By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters ...

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, another member of the court’s liberal wing, and Neil Gorsuch, an appointee of President Donald Trump, each reported six-figure totals for 2024 for books they’ve authored.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’s unanimous opinion last week in favor of a Catholic Charities nonprofit was a good win for religious liberty, and we’ve already discussed what it says about the ...