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Sotomayor Apologizes to Justice Kavanaugh

Sotomayor Apologizes to Justice Kavanaugh

During a recent speaking engagement at the University of Kansas, Justice Sotomayor characterized one of Justice Kavanaugh's opinions on immigration enforcement as 'inappropriate.' In her public statement on Wednesday, she walked back those comments, describing them as 'hurtful' and acknowledging they breached the court's tradition of privacy.

The apology comes as the conservative majority continues to issue emergency orders that the liberal wing has criticized as 'scratch-paper musings.' Legal analysts suggest the public nature of the apology underscores the fragility of professional relationships at the nation's highest court.

Sonia Sotomayor
US Supreme Court justice since 2009
Brett Kavanaugh
U.S. Supreme Court justice since 2018 (born 1965)
Supreme Court of the United States
Highest court of jurisdiction in the United States of America
Ketanji Brown Jackson
American lawyer and jurist (born 1970)