U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Monday she feels daily “frustration” as conservative justices move the country to the ideological right. In an appearance at the University of Califo…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Monday she feels daily “frustration” as conservative justices move the country to the ideological right.

In an appearance at the University of California, Berkely School of Law, Sotomayor was asked how she copes with the consistently conservative rulings from the court.

“Every loss truly traumatizes me,” but “I get up the next morning,” she said in response to the question, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. The crowd — about 1,300 students — applauded.

In her remarks, she criticized her “originalist colleagues” whom she said have come up with “new ways to interpret the Constitution,” changing rulings “that some of us believed were well established,” the Chronicle reported.

The 6-3 conservative court has had an eventful couple of terms, making its mark on some of the most consequential aspects of everyday life — from overturning the federal right to an abortion to ruling affirmative action in colleges unconstitutional.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      103·
      9 months ago

      True.

      But stress is something that needs to be avoided to help increase lifespan with type 1 diabetes.

      And she’s not shy about how she’s doing

      https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/sotomayor-says-surprised-by-supreme-court-pace-tougher-workload

      Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she’s “tired” and “working harder than I ever had” due to the Supreme Court’s big cases, growing emergency calendar, and briefs from outside groups.

      “And to be almost 70 years old, this isn’t what I expected,” Sotomayor said Monday during an appearance at the University of California, Berkeley’s law school. “But it is still work that is all consuming and I understand the impact the court has on people and on the country, and sometimes the world. And so it is what keeps me going.”

      Just like RBG, she’s taking it personal and thinking only her can “fight the good fight”.

      She’s great and all, but we can find someone 30 years younger with a much lower risk of dying while Republicans have power.

      This is bigger than any one person.

      • Pips@lemmy.sdf.org
        41·
        9 months ago

        No, they can’t guarantee Sinema or Manchin so they don’t for sure have 51 votes to confirm. If Sotomayor leaves before there’s a guarantee she’ll get replaced with someone else on the left, the consequences could be very bad.