Washington Post • April 15, 2026 23:23

Justice Sotomayor issues rare apology for remarks about conservative colleague

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The extraordinary public apology highlights rifts on the court dominated by a 6-3 conservative majority.

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Wed 22:07 - The Hill

Sotomayor apologizes to Kavanaugh over remarks on his immigration stop opinion

Wed 22:42 - Washington Examiner

Sotomayor issues rare public apology to Kavanaugh over ‘hurtful’ comments

Wed 23:23 - Washington Post

Justice Sotomayor issues rare apology for remarks about conservative colleague

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The Hill

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22:07

Sotomayor apologizes to Kavanaugh over remarks on his immigration stop opinion

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday for her comments at a recent talk criticizing his opinion concerning the Trump administration’s immigration stops. “At …

Washington Examiner

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Sotomayor issues rare public apology to Kavanaugh over ‘hurtful’ comments

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a rare public apology to fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying her recent remarks about his background were “hurtful” and did not reflect the respect …