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Sotomayor and Gorsuch slam immigration prosecution as constitutional absurdity
Original: Sotomayor and Gorsuch jointly call out ‘constitutional absurdity’ in immigration prosecution
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch jointly criticised an immigration-related prosecution, calling it a 'constitutional absurdity'. Their joint stance — pairing two of the Court's most ideologically distinct voices — drew attention to how the federal government brings criminal immigration cases, and sparked debate over due process protections for non-citizens facing prosecution.
Why now: The rare ideological pairing of Sotomayor and Gorsuch against government practice in an immigration case makes it notable amid ongoing immigration controversy
Sonia SotomayorNeil GorsuchUS Supreme CourtUS immigration enforcement
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- Sotomayor and Gorsuch jointly call out ‘constitutional absurdity’ in immigration prosecution · MS NOW
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