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Sonia Sotomayor apologizes for ‘hurtful’ public comments about Brett Kavanaugh on immigration
Sotomayor said her comments were inappropriate after criticizing Kavanaugh’s immigration opinion, which helped clear the way for broad ICE raids.
- On Wednesday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a rare public apology to Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying she regretted her 'inappropriate' and 'hurtful' remarks made during a recent public appearance.
- During an April 8 event at the University of Kansas School of Law, Sotomayor criticized Kavanaugh's background, stating, "This is from a man whose parents were professionals. And probably doesn't really know any person who works by the hour."
- Sotomayor's remarks referenced Kavanaugh's 2025 concurring opinion in an immigration case, where he wrote that ethnicity could be a "relevant factor" when establishing reasonable suspicion during enforcement sweeps.
- The apology underscores rare public friction between justices as the Supreme Court faces scrutiny over ideological divisions within its 6-3 conservative majority and upcoming high-profile rulings.
- Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas warned Wednesday that public animosity and name-calling could "infect" the court, expressing concern about the institution's future as justices prepare for major end-of-term rulings.
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Justice Sotomayor apologizes for 'hurtful comments' about Kavanaugh at Kansas event
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke on April 7, 2026, about her mother's influence while answering questions about her life and career at the Lied Center in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)LAWRENCE — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor formally apologized for critiquing a colleague while speaking in Kansas last week, admitting her remarks were “inappropriate” and “hurtful.” Sotomayor insinuated fell…
Justice Sotomayor apologizes for ‘hurtful comments’ about Kavanaugh at Kansas event
LAWRENCE — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor formally apologized for critiquing a colleague while speaking in Kansas last week, admitting her remarks were “inappropriate” and “hurtful.” Sotomayor insinuated fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh didn’t know working class people and, therefore,…
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor apologizes for bizarre accusation against Trump-appointed justice
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has apologized to one of her colleagues on the court after she bizarrely tried to frame him as being out of touch. Sotomayor, who is considered a liberal justice, indicated that Justice Brett Kavanaugh could not relate to normal people because he was raised in a family of professionals.'This is from a man whose parents were professionals. And probably doesn’t really know any person who works by the hour.' Sh…
Sotomayor Apologizes For Possibly Hurting Kavanaugh's Feelings Over The Racial Profiling He Invented
On Wednesday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh for her “hurtful” and “inappropriate” remarks at a University of Kansas law school event last week that kicked a hornet’s nest of media attention framing her comments as rare and unusual. Specifically, Justice Sotomayor remarked — without naming Kavanaugh — that, “I had a colleague in that case who wrote, you know, these are only ‘temporary stops.’ This is from …
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