{"id":1535423,"date":"2025-05-11T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1535423"},"modified":"2025-05-11T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:15:00","slug":"supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-asks-lawyers-to-stand-up-and-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/supreme-court-justice-sotomayor-asks-lawyers-to-stand-up-and-fight\/1535423\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Asks Lawyers To ‘Stand Up’ And ‘Fight’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Asks Lawyers To ‘Stand Up’ And ‘Fight’<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told a lawyers\u2019 conference that amid escalating criticism in the nation of some federal judges, lawyers need to \u201cstand up\u201d and \u201cfight this fight.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sotomayor made the comments during an on-stage conversation on May 8 at an American Bar Association conference at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The remarks by Sotomayor came after President Donald Trump, members of his administration, and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly criticized court rulings in recent months that have blocked or delayed the president\u2019s agenda. Trump and some lawmakers have accused some judges of overstepping their authority through such rulings and called for them to be impeached.<\/p>\n

Several federal judges have said the Trump administration has not complied with various court orders on immigration enforcement, federal spending, the firing of government employees, and foreign aid. The administration denies that it disobeyed the orders.<\/p>\n

Sotomayor did not identify Trump or other officeholders who have criticized judges\u2019 rulings by name.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur job is to stand up for people who can\u2019t do it themselves. And our job is to be the champion of lost causes,\u201d <\/strong>said the associate justice who joined the Supreme Court in 2009 after being nominated by President Barack Obama.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBut right now, we can\u2019t lose the battles we are facing. And we need trained and passionate and committed lawyers to fight this fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWith all the uncertainty that exists at this moment, this is our time to stand up and be heard. For me, being here with you is an act of solidarity,\u201d <\/strong>Sotomayor added<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sotomayor also praised \u201cdiversity,\u201d which she said \u201cis important for its own sake because it inspires everyone to believe that it\u2019s possible for them to be in a position to help others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am more grateful that in my role as a public servant, I can continue to serve all communities and represent America as the very best version of itself,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> she said.<\/p>\n

Sotomayor\u2019s comments came after two of her colleagues on the high court had also recently made public statements directed at the criticism of judges.<\/p>\n

On May 7, Chief Justice John Roberts said an independent judiciary was needed to check the power of the president and Congress.<\/p>\n

Roberts did not mention Trump or other officeholders by name during his comments<\/a> that came during a visit to his birthplace of Buffalo, New York.<\/p>\n

Judicial independence is \u201cthe only real political-science innovation in our Constitution,\u201d said Roberts, who became chief justice in 2005 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n

In the Constitution, \u201cthe judiciary is a co-equal branch of government, separate from the others, with the authority to interpret the Constitution as law and strike down … acts of Congress or acts of the president,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that innovation doesn\u2019t work if … the judiciary is not independent. Its job is to … check the excesses of Congress or of the executive, and that does require a degree of independence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roberts also said, \u201cimpeachment is not how you register disagreement with [judicial] decisions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re there for,\u201d he said, in reference to the appeals process.<\/p>\n

On May 1, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said that recent criticisms of judges are \u201cattacks on our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jackson was apparently commenting<\/a> on Trump\u2019s rhetorical barrages against some judges, although she did not specifically mention the president during her speech and instead spoke about \u201cthe elephant in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity,\u201d Jackson said at a judicial conference in Puerto Rico.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution and the rule of law.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackson took her seat on the high court in June 2022 after being nominated by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 05\/11\/2025 – 14:15<\/span><\/p>\n

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