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Sonia Sotomayor is the only one prepared to tell it like it is.
Sonia Sotomayor is the only one prepared to tell it like it is.
‘I’m that Supreme Court lady and you f**king did it!’
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* Justice Sotomayor is recusing herself from a Supreme Court case involving the electoral college, but it has nothing to do with President Trump's recent statement about recusals at the high court. [Washington Post] * A couple filed a lawsuit about coronavirus against a cruise liner while still on a Grand Princess cruise. Hope they're out of containment before depositions... [The Hill] * Harvey Weinstein's lawyer is not optimistic about the amount of prison time the movie mogul may need to serve. [Hollywood Reporter] * It appears real estate heir Robert Durst will testify at his trial over the alleged murder of his friend Susan Berman. [AP] * Federal defense attorneys are alleging that New York City's federal jails are not prepared for the coronavirus outbreak. [New York Daily News] * A man was shot yesterday just steps away from the Bronx DA's office. Should have no problem finding a prosecutor to handle this case. [New York Post]
The Wise Latina went ahead and SAID IT.
* The American Bar Association has won a lawsuit establishing that ABA employees qualify for public service loan forgiveness. It would have been kind of embarrassing if a group of lawyers lost this case... [Forbes] * Joe Biden is receiving some flak for wrongly stating that his late son was the Attorney General of the United States. [Fox News] * A number of Republican state attorneys general are trying to block the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. [ABC News] * A $14 million settlement has been proposed in a class action concerning inmates masturbating in front of Cook County public defenders. [Chicago Sun Times] * Justice Sotomayor wrote a scathing dissent on Friday criticizing the government for allegedly abusing the emergency application process at the Supreme Court. [Bloomberg] * A minor league baseball team has revoked the tickets of a law firm that filed a case against the franchise on behalf of a client. This seems kind of petty. [The Athletic]
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Justice Sotomayor, author of a bestselling new children's book, has words of wisdom for adults as well.
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* Sorry, bro, but one of them doesn’t like beer anymore: The Tenth Circuit denied 20 appeals of its earlier decision to dismiss misconduct complaints against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh, but this time, the panel was split, with one judge saying the "entire council should be disqualified." [National Law Journal] * "It’s not enough to legalize marijuana at the federal level — we should also help those who have suffered due to its prohibition." If you're a Democratic candidate running for president in 2020, you better be down with legalizing weed in the name of social justice. [New York Times] * Preet Bharara, ex-U.S. attorney for the S.D.N.Y., knows his former coworkers could cause Trump trouble. They're "very aggressive," "very fearless," "very independent," and they don't even "care about politics" -- they'll prosecute anyone. [NBC News] * The National Women’s Hall of Fame recently announced its Class of 2019, and three lawyers of note were honored: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, women's rights attorney Gloria Allred, and Native American tribal law expert Sarah Deer. [AP] * According to a new new report from Thomson Reuters and Acritas, there's a "disheartening" lack of diversity in corporate legal departments. Given how "diverse" law firms are, this isn't exactly shocking news to anyone. [Corporate Counsel]
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While the next few days will focus on drunken high school stories and allegations of sexual misconduct, it's worth remembering the Court can also bring positivity.
Justice Sotomayor is a remarkable woman in many respects, not the least of which is her ability to engage in genuine, honest self-reflection.
America: nation of barbarism.