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Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued a highly unusual public apology to a colleague, saying her criticism of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was unfair. cnn.it/4dLGzYn https://t.co/qB35YD8NI1
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized Wednesday for criticism she made of Justice Brett Kavanaugh's opinion upholding immigration enforcement stops, saying her remarks questioning his sensitivity to working-class struggles were inappropriate. The apology is rare for Supreme Court justices, who typically keep personal disagreements with colleagues private. Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh's concurring opinion allowing ICE stops based on factors including ethnicity, suggesting his professional upbringing left him disconnected from how such enforcement affects ordinary people. The incident highlights growing tension within the Court and has drawn attention from immigrant advocacy groups who've called the stops 'Kavanaugh stops' in response to his opinion.
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โJustice Sonia Sotomayor has issued a highly unusual public apology to a colleague, saying her criticism of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was unfair.โ
Confirmed by Sotomayor's own statement and corroborated by 5 independent news sources (Politico, USA Today, The Hill, Fox News, NBC).
โThe apology relates to criticism she made of Kavanaugh's writing in an immigration case involving ICE patrols.โ
CNN article details that Sotomayor criticized Kavanaugh's concurring opinion in an emergency immigration case about ICE patrols. Corroborated by Politico and The Hill.
โSotomayor made the initial remarks at the University of Kansas School of Law.โ
Stated in Sotomayor's apology statement quoted in the article. Confirmed in Politico and NBC reports.
โIn her remarks, Sotomayor suggested Kavanaugh's upbringing left him insensitive to the impact of immigration enforcement.โ
Article quotes Sotomayor saying Kavanaugh is 'from a man whose parents were professionals' who 'probably doesn't really know any person who works by the hour.' This matches Politico's summary of her suggesting his upbringing shaped his views.
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