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 ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor read her dissent aloud from the bench on Wednesday to stress her forceful disagreement with the court greenlighting gender-affirming care bans across the country.

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 ...

First Hispanic US Supreme Court justice. Third female justice in US Supreme Court history. First Hispanic person to be appointed to the federal bench in New York. Sotomayor’s parents moved from ...

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.

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.

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.

Hear, Hear, Sotomayor and Jackson The Supreme Court is unanimous in rulings on reverse discrimination and Catholic Charities. By The Editorial Board Share ...

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 ...

Sotomayor did not mince words when arguing the ruling presents a threat. She accused the Trump administration of using tactics to game the courts and said it has been defying the Constitution.

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 ...