Sotomayor blasts GOP appointees for refusing ‘barest form of mercy’ in execution

At the high court, the Republican-appointed majority declined to extend him what Sotomayor called “the barest form of mercy”: ...
VTDigger

‘We are in a difficult part of American history’: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks at UVM

The U.S. Supreme Court justice, part of the court’s three-member liberal bloc, urged university students in attendance not to ...

Alabama Executes Man Convicted of Burning Victim Alive Using Controversial Nitrogen Gas Method

An Alabama man convicted of murder was executed using a controversial nitrogen gas method. Anthony Todd Boyd was executed by ...
WBUR

'I refuse to be a bystander': Justice Sotomayor on dissent and division in the U.S. today

At a Boston University lecture, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor encouraged students to maintain faith in the courts and ...

After standing ovation for blistering dissent, Sotomayor urges people to read both sides

The voice of the court's liberal minority had a fiery view on a pro-Trump ICE ruling, saying she would not stand idly by ...
University of Vermont

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Emphasizes Perseverance and Heart in Appearance at UVM

The pews of Ira Allen Chapel were packed with UVM community members eager to hear Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina ...
Davis Vanguard

Justice Sotomayor Issues Scathing Dissent over Alabama Nitrogen Gas Execution

Justice Sonia Sotomayor condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to stay the execution of Anthony Boyd, who was put to ...

Liberal Supreme Court justices decry nitrogen hypoxia executions: ‘Excruciating suffocation’

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor led the court’s other two liberal justices in penning a dissent that condemned the use of nitrogen hypoxia in executions.  Sotomayor — joined by Justices ...
Courthouse News Service

Liberal justices slam Supreme Court approval of nitrogen gas execution in Alabama

In a graphic dissent, Justice Sotomayor invited readers to imagine themselves in the shoes of a man Alabama plans to execute ...

There’s a new ‘high-pressure’ Social Security scam targeting US seniors — here’s how to spot it and protect yourself

We’re always warned to keep our Social Security number secret, but what if you were told it wasn’t? The Office of the ...

Beware this new ‘high-pressure’ Social Security scam targeting US seniors — here’s what you need to know to protect yourself

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Social Security Administration is warning seniors about a new scam that ...
CNN

Sotomayor was schoolgirl with focus, determination, friends say

The teenage Sonia Sotomayor was easy to spot in the halls of her New York high school. Her uniform was often askew -- a once-crisp shirt protruding out and over her skirt's waistband as she carried a ...