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Nov 8, 2026

Sotomayor says she hopes Supreme Court will overturn presidential immunity ruling

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly stated she hopes the court's decision granting former presidents broad criminal immunity will be overturned, saying her colleagues have done damage to the rule of law.

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▪Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored the dissent for the three liberal justices against the 2024 presidential immunity ruling, writing that the decision makes a mockery of the principle that no person is above the law
▪In 2024, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that former presidents enjoy at least presumptive criminal immunity for their official constitutional acts
▪Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor stated on November 7, 2026, that she hopes the Supreme Court will overturn the Supreme Court's 2024 presidential immunity decision during her lifetime

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