Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Sonya Sotomayor are pushing back on reports of conflict between them over Mr Gorsuch’s refusal to wear a mask while on the bench during arguments, but their denial of tensions isn’t fully addressing the controversy.
On Wednesday, the justices issued a statement meant to refute to a National Public Radio article which alleged that Ms Sotomayor, who is diabetic and therefore at high risk for serious illness or death from Covid-19, had been forced to participate in arguments from her chambers because Mr Gorsuch, who sits next to her on the high court’s bench, had refused to wear a mask.
