Brett Kavanaugh & Sonia Sotomayor
13 shared events · Importance 7 · Last updated Jul 06, 2026
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Brett Kavanaugh serves alongside Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme Court, where he frequently opposes her as part of the conservative majority. Despite their deep ideological differences, they maintain a formal working relationship as peer justices.
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Brett Kavanaugh: Brett Kavanaugh was the recipient of Sonia Sotomayor's apology after she criticized his concurring opinion on immigration raids, which allowed ethnicity as a factor in stops.
Sonia Sotomayor: Sonia Sotomayor issued a public apology to Brett Kavanaugh for her critical remarks regarding his opinion on immigration raids, highlighting ongoing divisions within the United States — Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 15, 2026 · 6 articles
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Brett Kavanaugh: Brett Kavanaugh, a Conservative Justice, reported teaching income from the University of Notre Dame, adding to the details of justices' outside earnings.
Sonia Sotomayor: Sonia Sotomayor, a Liberal Justice, reported book royalties from Bertelsmann — Penguin Random House and received concert tickets from Rimas Entertainment, drawing attention to gifts received by justices.
Apr 20, 2026 · 6 articles
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Brett Kavanaugh: Brett Kavanaugh sided with the majority in blocking Donald Trump's order based on federal law, though he disagreed with the constitutional ruling, suggesting a future Congress could change the law.
Sonia Sotomayor: Sonia Sotomayor joined the majority opinion, upholding birthright citizenship.
Apr 20, 2026 · 157 articles
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Brett Kavanaugh: Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion for the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, stating that the coordinated-expenditure limits violated the First Amendment.
Sonia Sotomayor: Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed concern during arguments, stating that interfering with congressional design makes matters worse.
Apr 20, 2026 · 52 articles
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Brett Kavanaugh: Brett Kavanaugh joined the majority in both the United States — Federal Reserve and United States — Federal Trade Commission cases, playing a key role in the United States — Supreme Court of the United States' decisions on presidential power and agency independence.
Sonia Sotomayor: Sonia Sotomayor issued a strong dissent against the United States — Supreme Court of the United States' decision to expand presidential power over independent agencies, arguing it would lead to instability and oppression.
Apr 20, 2026 · 215 articles
Regulatory
Brett Kavanaugh: Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion for the Supreme Court, stating that federal law preempts state-level 'failure-to-warn' claims against pesticide manufacturers.
Sonia Sotomayor: Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined the majority opinion, supporting the Supreme Court's decision to restrict state-level lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers.
Jun 25, 2026 · 127 articles
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Brett Kavanaugh: Brett Kavanaugh, a Justice, was referenced in Sonia Sotomayor's comments regarding an immigration case and later received an apology from her.
Sonia Sotomayor: Sonia Sotomayor, another Justice, also expressed concerns about the emergency orders and later issued an apology for comments made about Brett Kavanaugh.
Apr 15, 2026 · 11 articles
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Brett Kavanaugh: Justice Brett Kavanaugh was mentioned as having sparred with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in a separate public appearance regarding emergency orders, and was present during Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent.
Sonia Sotomayor: Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the bench, criticizing the majority's opinion and warning of its human cost, stating it 'extinguishes the light of the torch of the Statue of Liberty.' She also had an unusual public exchange with Justice Samuel Alito.
Jun 25, 2026 · 95 articles
International
Brett Kavanaugh: Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in his dissent, noted that the Supreme Court's ruling did not specify how the government should return the collected billions from importers.
Sonia Sotomayor: Sonia Sotomayor joined the majority opinion of the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, ruling against Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for tariffs.
Feb 20, 2026 · 80 articles
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Brett Kavanaugh: Brett Kavanaugh was nominated by Donald Trump to the United States — Supreme Court of the United States.
Sonia Sotomayor: Sonia Sotomayor was picked by Barack Obama to the United States — Supreme Court of the United States.
Jun 30, 2026 · 20 articles
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Brett Kavanaugh: Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Donald Trump appointee, suggested ways the United States — Supreme Court of the United States could rule in Cissy Wang's favor, either constitutionally or under federal law.
Apr 01, 2026 · 65 articles
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