Supreme Court Justices Rebut Reports of Tension Over Masks

Supreme Court Justices Rebut Reports of Tension Over Masks
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor sits during a group photograph of the Justices at the Supreme Court on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Supreme Court justices have weighed in after reports alleged that the reason Justice Sonia Sotomayor is participating in arguments from her chambers as opposed to sitting with colleagues is because of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s refusal to wear a mask.

“Reporting that Justice Sotomayor asked Justice Gorsuch to wear a mask surprised us. It is false. While we may sometimes disagree about the law, we are warm colleagues and friends,” Sotomayor, an Obama appointee, and Gorsuch, a Trump appointee, said in a Jan. 19 joint statement sent to The Epoch Times by a court spokesperson.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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