Justice Sonia Sotomayor drew on past statements by various justices who often spoke glowingly about O’Connor. “My friend Clarence once described Sandra as the ‘glue of this court.’ ...

or even those that criminalize homosexuality,” Sotomayor wrote in a dissenting opinion that was joined by her two liberal colleagues. The case involved an American citizen, Sandra Muñoz ...

"She knew the value of this." Sotomayor said she'll never forget the day O'Connor was nominated to become the first woman on the high court. "I knew that Sandra would open up the door for women in ...

As Sandra has famously noted, "The practice of democracy is not transferred through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned anew by each generation of citizens." Sotomayor is an Associate ...

new video loaded: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Lies in Repose at the Supreme Court transcript In remarks about the legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, “Sandra was a ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a panel discussion celebrating Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, at the Library of Congress in 2019. (Jacquelyn ...

transcript In remarks about the legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, “Sandra was a living example that women could take on any challenge.” Like countless other women ...

Justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan are depicted in the oil-on-canvas portrait by artist Nelson Shanks wearing the traditional Supreme Court robes.

“For the four us, and for so many others of every background and aspiration, Sandra was a living example that women could take on any challenge, could more than hold their own in any spaces dominated ...

Sandra was a living example that women could take on any challenge, could more than hold their own in any spaces dominated by men and could do so with grace," Sotomayor said.O'Connor's body lay in ...