Sotomayor says she hopes Supreme Court revisits presidential immunity ruling

Politics · First reported 8 Nov, 03:49 · Updated 04:52

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she hopes the Supreme Court will overturn its decision granting former presidents broad criminal immunity. She described the immunity ruling as one of several decisions she has dissented from and hopes the court will reverse during her lifetime.

Sotomayor said she hopes the Supreme Court overturns its decision granting former presidents broad criminal immunity.
She identified the immunity decision among rulings she dissented from and hopes the court reverses in her lifetime.
Both reports place her remarks at an event at George Washington’s, with one describing it as a civics education talk.

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Key facts

Speaker: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Ruling at issue: The Supreme Court decision granting former presidents broad criminal immunity
Sotomayor’s position: She hopes the court overturns the ruling
Timing: She hopes for reversal in her lifetime
Setting: An event at George Washington’s; one report identifies it as a civics education talk