Sonia Sotomayor BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.
In the past few days Sonia Sotomayor has been at the center of major headlines and public appearances that highlight her increasingly outspoken presence both on and off the Supreme Court. Most strikingly Sotomayor has emerged as the leading public dissenter from several controversial emergency Supreme Court rulings—most notably when the Court allowed President Trump to proceed with plans to dismantle the Department of Education despite lower courts’ injunctions. Her fiery nineteen page dissent called the majority’s action indefensible warning it handed the executive the improper power to repeal statutes simply by firing civil servants. According to Ms. magazine Sotomayor reminded the Court that only Congress can create or abolish agencies and excoriated her colleagues for enabling what she called grave threats to separation of powers.
Sotomayor’s voice also featured in a Supreme Court decision refusing to compel the NIH to restore canceled biomedical research grants. Inside Higher Ed reports that she joined with the liberal justices and Chief Justice Roberts in dissent warning that the split decision neutered judicial review and would send plaintiffs on a likely futile procedural quest. This string of powerful public dissents has been noted by SCOTUSblog which tracked how the Court’s liberal minority including Sotomayor has been far more likely to publicly explain their opposition in emergency docket cases in contrast to the sparse reasoning from the conservative majority.
Beyond the bench Sotomayor continues her high visibility book tour celebrating her new children’s book Just Shine How to Be a Better You. This week event announcements have rolled in from across the country: on September 10 she will be the featured guest at Washington University in St. Louis for a public conversation about the book reportedly inspired by her mother Celina’s resilience and compassion. The Free Library of Philadelphia and Chicago Public Library are both promoting her fall appearances where she will discuss Just Shine and engage with families and children.
Meanwhile she has appeared alongside Judge David Tatel at literary events, including one co-hosted by Politics and Prose and George Washington University, where she is billed to reflect on her mother’s influence and how to bring out the beauty in everyone. Promotional efforts on Instagram and local media have created anticipation for her signings. In these appearances Sotomayor is actively shaping her legacy not only as a barrier-breaking justice but also as a public figure focused on empathy, equity, and the next generation.
No significant business activities or social media controversies involving Sotomayor have been reported in the past few days. However her steadfast and dramatic judicial dissents, combined with the breadth of her public and literary appearances, are solidifying her as the current conscience and storyteller of the Court—a role likely to have long-term significance for her biography and for the history of this Supreme Court.
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