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A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'
During Supreme Court opinions Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in an asylum case, appeared to rebut Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote the dissent. The move was highly unusual — and on Friday there was a coda.
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Hindustan Times
· Jun 25, 2026
What happened between Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor? Inside the SCOTUS clash over TPS ruling
Justice Samuel Alito gave a terse response to Justice Sonia Sotomayor after she read her full dissent from the bench in a major asylum case ruling.
The Daily Beast
· Jun 25, 2026
Trumpy Justice, 76, Publicly Sneers at Liberal for Daring to Dissent
Pool/Getty ImagesConservative Justice Samuel Alito shocked Supreme Court observers on Thursday by lobbing a sneering dig at his liberal colleague, Justice Sonia Sotomayor.Alito, 76, shattered the court’s veneer of civility after Sotomayor, 72, read her blistering dissent in a 6-3 ruling that dealt a major blow to asylum seekers, holding that migrants waiting on the Mexican side of the southern border have not legally “arrived in the United States” and therefore are not entitled to statutory inspection and asylum-processing requirements.Sotomayor spent nearly 12 minutes “calmly” reading her dissent from the bench as her colleagues watched, MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin said. Reading a dissent—the most pointed possible show of disapproval open to justices—is uncommon but falls squarely within the court’s norms.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Hot Air
· Jun 26, 2026
Supreme Court Drama Between Justice Alito and Justice Sotomayor
Supreme Court Drama Between Justice Alito and Justice Sotomayor
Knewz
· Jun 29, 2026
Supreme Court issues rare statement addressing ‘misunderstanding’ between Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor
The Supreme Court issued a rare public statement attributing an unusually tense courtroom exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Sonia Sotomayor to a “misunderstanding” by Alito. “Justice Alito was notified in advance by Justice Sotomayor’s chambers that she would be reading a dissent from the bench,” a court spokesperson said in a statement provided...
Truthout
· Jun 29, 2026
Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Executive Power Expansion in FTC Firing Case
The ruling “promises to unleash only chaos,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a dissent to the court's majority opinion.
RedState
· Jun 25, 2026
Tension on the Bench: Justice Alito Is None Too Pleased With Sotomayor's Bitter Dissent on Asylum Case
Tension on the Bench: Justice Alito Is None Too Pleased With Sotomayor's Bitter Dissent on Asylum Case
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Related coverage for "A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'": Hindustan Times — What happened between Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor? Inside the SCOTUS clash over TPS ruling. The Daily Beast — Trumpy Justice, 76, Publicly Sneers at Liberal for Daring to Dissent. Hot Air — Supreme Court Drama Between Justice Alito and Justice Sotomayor. Knewz — Supreme Court issues rare statement addressing ‘misunderstanding’ between Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor. Truthout — Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Executive Power Expansion in FTC Firing Case. RedState — Tension on the Bench: Justice Alito Is None Too Pleased With Sotomayor's Bitter Dissent on Asylum Case