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Sotomayor, Gorsuch deny report they were at odds over masks
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Two Supreme Court justices say a media report that they were at odds over the wearing of masks in court during the recent surge in coronavirus cases is false.
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Gorsuch's refusal to wear a mask led Sotomayor, who has diabetes, to attend oral arguments virtually. All the justices are fully vaccinated and boosted.
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Supreme Court justices in their matching robes shuffled into court Tuesday to tackle the final set
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Supreme Court justices in their matching robes shuffled into court Tuesday to tackle the final set of cases in the January sitting, their bland expressions masked the unusual intensity of the term that is playing out behind the scenes.
Gorsuch’s refusal to wear a mask has led Sotomayor, who has diabetes and is at a higher risk from Covid, to attend proceedings remotely, the report said.
“Reporting that Justice Sotomayor asked Justice Gorsuch to wear a mask surprised us,” a statement attributed jointly to the justice said. “It is false.”
Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor issued a joint statement disputing a recent NPR report bout a supposed feud between the two over mask-wearing.
Two Supreme Court justices say a media report that they were at odds over the wearing of masks in court during the recent surge in coronavirus cases is false.
The Supreme Court released a brief statement on Wednesday pushing back against recent reports claiming Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Justice Neil Gorsuch to wear a mask during hearings.
Justices Gorsuch and Sotomayor put out a statement denying that Gorsuch forced Sotomayor to participate in proceedings remotely by refusing to wear a mask.
After National Public Radio released a report Tuesday morning claiming that Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch refused to wear a mask so as to protect fellow Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who
NPR reported Tuesday that Chief Justice John Roberts asked the justices to wear masks because Justice Sotomayor felt uncomfortable, but Gorsuch did not.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has diabetes, has been participating in Supreme Court arguments remotely. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, her seatmate, is the only member of the court who does not wear a mask.
There has to be more to this story. Whatever Gorsuch’s feelings are about masks, it’s all but unimaginable that he’d refuse to wear one as a simple courtesy to ease the anxiety of a...
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