Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has called on lawyers to push back against President Donald Trump’s administration.
The public call to arms is an unusual move from a sitting member of the United States Supreme Court.
Without naming Trump, Sotomayor encouraged those in the overwhelmingly left-wing legal profession to “fight” back against Trump’s actions.
In a speech to the American Bar Association, Sotomayor said:
“Our job is to stand up for people who can’t do it themselves.
“And our job is to be the champion of lost causes.”
Since returning to power in January, Trump has aggressively targeted elite law firms such as Perkins Coie.
The law firm procured the infamous and false “Trump-Russia” dossier on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.
Trump has also sharply criticized federal judges who have blocked his agenda with a series of sweeping injunctions.
The president’s effort against Perkins Coie was shut down by a liberal judge, Beryl Howell.
Howell mockingly compared Trump to the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from “Alice in Wonderland.”
It’s obvious where Sotomayor stands, not that it was a mystery before her latest comments.
As Trump campaigned for the presidency in 2024, Sotomayor claimed the Supreme Court had placed him “above the law” with its ruling on presidential immunity.
Sotomayor has once again exposed the partisanship that drives her thinking.
She unusually referred to herself as one member of a collective (“we”) that is standing against Trump.
“But right now, we can’t lose the battles we are facing,” she added.
“And we need trained and passionate and committed lawyers to fight this fight.”
Sotomayor’s latest comments confirm her reputation as one of the most strident justices on the Supreme Court, which is nominally non-partisan.
Her remarks echo similar warnings from the court’s newest member, Ketanji Brown Jackson, who recently complained of “relentless attacks” on the judiciary.
Sotomayor’s partisan activism at an American Bar Association (ABA) event is just the latest evidence of political corruption in the legal profession.
“For me, being here with you is an act of solidarity,” Sotomayor said.
The Trump administration has barred Justice Department officials from attending events with the American Bar Association.
The ABA has become notorious for its left-wing bias, as Sotomayor once again proved.
It is clear that Trump is fighting against a deeply entrenched, left-wing legal movement that wants to frustrate his second-term agenda at every turn and ultimately, negate the will of the people who elected him.
