Sonia Sotomayor

"With the stroke of a pen, the President has made a ‘solemn mockery’ of our Constitution."

"I apologize for my hurtful comments."

"The majority’s decision to set aside the lower court’s ruling is therefore inappropriate and will cause only confusion as Alabamians begin to vote in the elections scheduled for next week."

"Although the Voting Rights Act violation is gone, a lower court could still find that Alabama had intentionally discriminated against Black voters in violation of the 14th Amendment."

"The court today unceremoniously discards the District Court’s meticulously documented and supported discriminatory-intent finding and careful remedial order without any sound basis for doing so and without regard for the confusion that will surely ensue."

"The Court today unceremoniously discards the District Court’s meticulously documented and supported discriminatory-intent finding and careful remedial order without any sound basis for doing so and without regard for the confusion that will surely ensue."

"Tennessee's desire to expedite Pike's execution by a few days or even weeks cannot outweigh her 'fundamental interest in [her] own life.'"