Sotomayor Apologizes to Kavanaugh Over Immigration Comments

0:00It's April 16th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is California News Today, local news powered by AI. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Satomaior just dropped a public apology to her colleague Justice Bray Kavanaugh over some comments she called, inappropriate. It all stems from his opinion in a case that eased up rules on immigration stops by officers. Earlier this month, on April 7th, Sotomayor spoke at the University of Kansas Law School. She took issue with Kavanaugh's take in the Noam V. Vasquez Pradoma ruling where he called those stops usually brief in low drama for folks, involved, even U.S. citizens. She suggested he might not grasp the real stress those encounters cause, pointing to his background with professional parents and implying he doesn't. Rev shoulders with hourly wage workers day to day. A week later, the court's public info officer shared her statement. Satomaior owned up to the hurtful words during that appearance, said she regretted them, and confirmed she'd already apologized directly to her colleague.

1:01Kavanaugh hasn't weighed in publicly. Moments like this on the high court spotlight, how personal disagreements can flare up, but accountability keeps the bench focused on the law ahead of the beef.