Sotomayor, Gorsuch Knock Reporting on Tensions Over Wearing a Mask
Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor are responding to a report about them, calling it “false.” On Wednesday, Gorsuch and Sotomayor released a joint statement, “Reporting that Justice Sotomayor asked…
Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor are responding to a report about them, calling it “false.”
On Wednesday, Gorsuch and Sotomayor released a joint statement, “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.”
Additionally, Chief Justice Roberts issued a statement reacting to the reporting.
“I did not request Justice Gorsuch or any other Justice to wear a mask on the bench,” Roberts said.
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Similarly, Fox News’s Shannon Bream said she was told the report published by NPR about Gorsuch’s alleged refusal to wear a mask on the bench is “not accurate,” as IJR reported.
She continued, “A source at the Supreme Court says there’s been no blanket admonition or request from Chief Justice Roberts that the other justices begin wearing masks to arguments. The source further stated Justice Sotomayor did not make any such request to Justice Gorsuch. I’m told, given that fact, there was also no refusal by Justice Gorsuch. The justices are all vaccinated and boosted, and they do test before taking the bench for arguments.”