Sotomayor to Stay on Supreme Court Amid Calls for Retirement
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor has no plans to resign from the Supreme Court despite some Democrats hoping she would step down to allow President Biden to appoint a successor. At 70, Sotomayor is in good health and remains an active participant in the court's work. Resigning under public pressure could further politicize the court, a concern for many analysts. The situation echoes the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's decision not to retire earlier, which allowed former President Trump to appoint a successor. Senator Bernie Sanders has expressed that pressuring Sotomayor to resign is not a sensible approach.
- Sotomayor has no plans to resign from Supreme Court, sources say ABC News
- Bernie Sanders says he opposes urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down The Guardian US
- Sanders: Sotomayor stepping down not ‘the sensible approach’ The Hill
- Exclusive | Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Expected to Remain on Supreme Court The Wall Street Journal
- Democrats and Republicans both consider pushing Supreme Court justices to retire The Independent
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