Sotomayor Targets 2024 Immunity Ruling as 2 Conservative Justices Near Their 80s

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 10

Sonia Sotomayor said she hopes the Supreme Court will overturn some recent conservative decisions, singling out its 2024 presidential immunity ruling as one she wants reversed in her lifetime.
The 2024 Trump v. United States decision granted presidents absolute immunity for core constitutional acts and presumptive immunity for other official acts, while leaving unofficial conduct open to prosecution.
Sotomayor, who dissented at the time, said the ruling risked making the president a "king above the law" and argued some legal and democratic norms may already be permanently weakened.
Her remarks came as questions swirl over the eventual retirements of Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, both in their late 70s, and whether a Democratic-controlled Senate could hinder any Trump effort to preserve the court's conservative balance.
At the same event, Sotomayor urged voter participation after Republicans' midterm losses and said the country faces "some hard work" before returning to an "even keel."