{"id":2437483,"date":"2025-05-21T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kbj-sotomayor-tacitly-endorse-leftist-suppression-of-democracy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:43:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:43:53","slug":"kbj-sotomayor-tacitly-endorse-leftist-suppression-of-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kbj-sotomayor-tacitly-endorse-leftist-suppression-of-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"KBJ, Sotomayor Tacitly Endorse Leftist Suppression Of Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkbj-sotomayor-tacitly-endorse-leftist-suppression-of-democracy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent Supreme Court decision involving Maine Republican Rep. Laurel Libby, whose voting and speaking rights were stripped by the state&#8217;s Democrat-controlled House after she criticized a male athlete competing in women&#8217;s sports. The Supreme Court, in a temporary ruling, allowed Libby to regain her rights, a decision supported by seven justices but opposed by Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and sonia Sotomayor. <\/p>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s dissent expressed skepticism about the urgency of the matter, arguing that since there were no immediate important votes scheduled, the need for the Court&#8217;s intervention was not critical. This stance has drawn criticism, suggesting it reflects partisanship and a dismissive attitude toward the silencing of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-killed-during-protests-and-unrest-in-myanmar\/\" title=\"Two Killed During Protests And Unrest In Myanmar\">duly elected representative<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article highlights concerns<\/a> about the implications of such judicial opinions on free speech and the political dynamics within the court.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H_XC5y3RziE\">PBS NewsHour\/YouTube\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=42ySyybFi20\">Washington University in St. Louis\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/for-kbj-and-sotomayor-leftist-suppression-of-democracy-is-not-an-exigent-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=For%20KBJ%20And%20Sotomayor,%20Leftist%20Suppression%20Of%20Democracy%20Is%20Not%20An%20%E2%80%98Exigent%E2%80%99%20Issue&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/for-kbj-and-sotomayor-leftist-suppression-of-democracy-is-not-an-exigent-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=For%20KBJ%20And%20Sotomayor,%20Leftist%20Suppression%20Of%20Democracy%20Is%20Not%20An%20%E2%80%98Exigent%E2%80%99%20Issue&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/for-kbj-and-sotomayor-leftist-suppression-of-democracy-is-not-an-exigent-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/for-kbj-and-sotomayor-leftist-suppression-of-democracy-is-not-an-exigent-issue\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=For%20KBJ%20And%20Sotomayor,%20Leftist%20Suppression%20Of%20Democracy%20Is%20Not%20An%20%E2%80%98Exigent%E2%80%99%20Issue&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/21\/for-kbj-and-sotomayor-leftist-suppression-of-democracy-is-not-an-exigent-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Several weeks ago, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/02\/after-years-of-leftist-threats-against-justices-kbj-decides-trump-is-the-real-threat-to-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggested<\/a> that conservative criticisms of Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jackson-thinks-trump-not-leftists-is-a-threat-to-democracy\/\" title=\"Jackson Thinks Trump, Not Leftists, Is A &#039;Threat To Democracy&#039;\">ongoing judicial coup<\/a> against President Trump amounted to &ldquo;attacks on our democracy.&rdquo; Not even a month later, the junior justice is effectively endorsing <em>real<\/em> leftist suppression of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/24pdf\/24a1051_h3ci.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granted<\/a> temporary relief to Maine Republican Rep. Laurel Libby. As The Federalist&rsquo;s Breccan Thies previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/09\/maine-ag-asks-scotus-to-keep-lawmaker-censured-for-disagreeing-with-trans-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, the state rep had her &ldquo;voting and speaking rights&rdquo; stripped by Maine&rsquo;s Democrat-controlled House after she published &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is ... for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> where she called out a male athlete, who claimed to be a female, for stealing a title from females at a sporting event.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-647934388\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Libby would be forced to issue a public apology in order to regain speaking and voting rights,&rdquo; Thies noted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While seven of the justices agreed it was necessary that Libby be able to freely speak and vote on behalf of her constituents in the state legislature, two apparently did not: Jackson and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The order released by SCOTUS noted that both Democrat appointees would have denied Libby&rsquo;s application.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly not satisfied with merely acknowledging her position on the issue, Jackson &mdash; who seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdWhelanEPPC\/status\/1917955192169119816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slow-walked<\/a> Libby&rsquo;s emergency petition &mdash; took it upon herself to pen a multi-page dissent, in which she chastised her colleagues for granting the Maine Republican&rsquo;s call for help.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have long recognized that this injunctive relief is appropriate only when &lsquo;critical and exigent circumstances&rsquo; exist necessitating intervention &lsquo;in aid of [our] jurisdictio[n],&rsquo; and the applicants&rsquo; entitlement to relief is &lsquo;indisputably clear,&#8217;&rdquo; Jackson wrote. &ldquo;In my view, these applicants have not met this high bar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the junior justice listed several reasons to justify her dissent in granting Libby&rsquo;s application, the one that sticks out most glaringly involves her assessment of the immediate need for relief in the case. She wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The First Circuit is moving quickly to evaluate the legal issues this case presents, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-trump-cant-be-kicked-off-colorado-ballot\/\" title=\"...: Trump Stays on Colorado Ballot\">oral argument scheduled<\/a> to occur in a few weeks. Meanwhile, before us, the applicants have not asserted that there are any significant legislative votes scheduled in the upcoming weeks; that there are any upcoming votes in which Libby&rsquo;s participation would impact the outcome; or that they will otherwise suffer any concrete, imminent, and significant harm while the lower court considers this matter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Consider the absurdity of what Jackson is saying. In effect, she &mdash; and by default, Sotomayor &mdash; is arguing that it&rsquo;s not urgent for SCOTUS to address Maine Democrats&rsquo; continued censuring of Libby because there aren&rsquo;t any &ldquo;significant&rdquo; upcoming votes currently scheduled to take place and that, because she&rsquo;s in the minority party, her vote won&rsquo;t &ldquo;impact the outcome.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That outlandish rationalization is a combination of full-blown foolishness and left-wing partisanship.<\/p>\n<p>Just because there may not be any &mdash; according to Jackson&rsquo;s standards &mdash; &ldquo;significant&rdquo; votes <em>currently<\/em> slated to occur at this point in time, that doesn&rsquo;t guarantee one or multiple won&rsquo;t be scheduled within the time frame the junior justice referenced in her ill-informed hot take.<\/p>\n<p>Nor is there any way to definitively know whether Libby&rsquo;s vote will impact the outcome of the legislature&rsquo;s consideration of any given bill. That is pure speculation and a complete abdication of proper jurisprudence. <\/p>\n<p>That two Supreme Court justices would willingly sit on their hands while a duly elected representative is unfairly silenced for acknowledging biological reality is objectively horrifying. Then again, it&rsquo;s not surprising when considering one of them <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/27\/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-still-wont-say-the-word-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can&rsquo;t even define<\/a> what a woman is. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Shawn Fleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnFleetwood\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@ShawnFleetwood<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/shawnfleetwood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/democracy\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">democracy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/free-speech\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">free speech<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ketanji-brown-jackson\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/laurel-libby\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Laurel Libby<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/maine\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/scotus\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">SCOTUS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/sonia-sotomayor\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Sonia Sotomayor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/transgender-athletes\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">transgender athletes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/transgenderism\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">transgenderism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently implied that conservative critiques of Democrats&#8217; judicial actions against Trump were &#8220;attacks on democracy.&#8221; However, she later endorsed leftist suppression of democracy by dissenting against a ruling that would allow Maine Rep. Laurel Libby to regain her voting and speaking rights after being censured for her views on transgender athletes. Jackson argued there was no urgent need for intervention, despite the potential impact on Libby&#8217;s representation. This stance has drawn criticism for its perceived partisanship and disregard for fair representation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2437484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KBJ-and-Sotomayor.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5521,22315,4717,11029],"class_list":["post-2437483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democracy","tag-kbj","tag-leftist","tag-sotomayor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KBJ-and-Sotomayor.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437483"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437487,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437483\/revisions\/2437487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}