The Latest Breaking News from Sonia Sotomayor

US top court rules Puerto Rico not entitled to welfare programme

Supreme Court justices say denying benefits to residents of Puerto Rico does not violate their constitutional rights.

Al Jazeera · Apr 21, 2022

Supreme Court backs Congress on Puerto Rico resident benefits - Roll Call

The 8-1 decision keeps Puerto Rico residents from receiving Supplemental Security Income for aged, blind and disabled individuals.

Roll Call · Apr 21, 2022

SCOTUS’s conservatives just condemned a man to die despite apparent racial bias in his jury

Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the ruling, saying it “poisons public confidence” in the judicial system.

Mic · Apr 18, 2022

Supreme Court nominee's 'empathy' is flashpoint for Senate

Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Another SCOTUS attack on voting rights

The court's "shadow docket" ruling is "unprecedented," "extraordinary" and "unnecessary," liberal justices say

Salon · Mar 24, 2022

Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn Wisconsin congressional map

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an effort by Wisconsin Republicans to overturn a court-chosen congressional map in the state.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

US supreme court blocks new Wisconsin voting maps in boost for Republicans

Court took issue with decision to add an additional Black-majority state assembly district in the Milwaukee area

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022

Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn Wisconsin congressional map - Roll Call

The map could flip one Democratic held in Wisconsin seat to the GOP in November, when a net pickup of five seats would flip House control.

Roll Call · Mar 23, 2022

Nicholas Goldberg: Another thing that makes Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination special

Over the years, many former prosecutors have become justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Earl Warren, for instance, served as Alameda County's district attorney and California's attorney general. Sonia Sotomayor worked at the Manhattan district attorney's office. Samuel A. Alito Jr. worked for the U.S. attorney in New Jersey.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2022

Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for March 1

Welcome to the March 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Ballotpedia · Mar 7, 2022