Supreme Court Justice Blasts Colleagues Over Trump Cases

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Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor blamed her colleagues for the Trump administration filing an “unprecedented” number of emergency motions asking the nation’s top court to block unfavorable lower court rulings while the appeals process plays out.

The conservative majority has https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-study-shows-shocking-extent-of-trump-appointees-loyalty/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-study-shows-shocking-extent-of-trump-appointees-loyalty/">sided with President Donald Trump’s administration in more than 80 percent of its emergency applications, leading to criticism that the justices are deciding important legal questions on the emergency “shadow” docket with little or no explanation.

Justice Sotomayor has accused the Supreme Court's conservative majority, which includes Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, and John Roberts, of giving the Trump administration preferential treatment.  / Chip Somodevilla / via REUTERShttps://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6FU74GZ34JADPDL6EXJTHH7PJM.JPG?auth=963b28f648ada0af5a5c1102d97c38b99afbea0a9f71165bf5d8aacd58a71b8c&smart=true&width=4551&height=3034" width="4551" />

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