Sotomayor lets loose on conservative Supreme Court with revealing wish: ‘Crazy things’

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she hopes some major court rulings will be overturned, singling out the 2024 presidential immunity decision. Her remarks came during an event focused largely on civics education and democracy, where she also urged people to vote and said the country would need hard work to regain its footing.

In Trump v. United States, the court granted former presidents absolute immunity for actions within their core constitutional powers and presumptive immunity for other official acts, while leaving unofficial conduct open to prosecution. Sotomayor dissented, arguing the decision put the president above the law. The article also notes that Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas are in their late 70s, amid questions about future vacancies and the effect of a Democratic-controlled Senate on replacement nominations.