Sonia Sotomayor

“That's what you're asking for... You want an official statement by the State that I will subsidize you with public money even though – because I have a right to reject children.”

Sonia Sotomayor · said 2026-11-03 · reported 2026-11-03

Justice Sotomayor continued her questioning of the plaintiffs' lawyer during oral arguments.

“I'm hard-pressed to think that, given those [Catholic] teachings, that any homosexual family is going to choose to go to one of these schools, but that should be their choice, not your choice to exclude them,”

Sonia Sotomayor · said 2026-11-03 · reported 2026-11-03

Justice Sotomayor made the remark during oral arguments to the lawyer for the plaintiffs challenging Colorado's preschool funding requirements.

“interferes with the Sixth Circuit’s routine administrative handling of a capital case and unnecessarily prevents that court from giving due consideration to Pike’s claim.”

Sonia Sotomayor · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-01

The three liberal justices dissented from the Supreme Court's decision to vacate the stay of execution.