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Miles Archer

(23,157 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 04:58 PM Wednesday

John Roberts issues a STERN FATWA to Sotomayor after she DARED (GASP!) to "speak out of turn" after Clarence

"THOU SHALT SPEAK ONLY IN THE ORDER OF YOUR SENIORITY! THE GREAT AND POWERFUL ROBERTS HAS SPOKEN!"

Frustrations among Supreme Court justices spilled into public view this week as conservatives complained that the court’s liberal wing hogged the attention during oral arguments.

Chief Justice John Roberts resorted to enforcing a COVID-era protocol requiring justices to speak in the order of their seniority, interrupting a response from the liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor just as she began speaking out of turn, reports The Hill.

That tense encounter took place during a debate over whether mail-in ballots received after polls close on Election Day should be counted. After conservative Justice Clarence Thomas concluded his spiel, Sotomayor sought to add in.

“Have we had any —” Sotomayor began to ask on Monday, according to the report.

Roberts interjected immediately.

“Justice—Justice,” he said, raising his voice, according to The Hill.

“I’m sorry,” Sotomayor responded.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/scotus-thrown-into-chaos-after-conservative-justices-complain/

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John Roberts issues a STERN FATWA to Sotomayor after she DARED (GASP!) to "speak out of turn" after Clarence (Original Post) Miles Archer Wednesday OP
Has anyone searched the eps files for him & the other 5? SheltieLover Wednesday #1
The Court's conservatives, including B.See Wednesday #2
Did Roberts say, "Quiet piggy"? DBoon Wednesday #3
That's a literal translation..... lastlib Wednesday #4
To be fair, she WAS violating established court order. If the situation were reversed, Tim S Wednesday #5
Much more likely it was a "pesky female" being spanked. dickthegrouch Wednesday #6
Another great Uppity Woman! leftyladyfrommo Wednesday #7
Worse SCOTUS in history. spanone Wednesday #8

B.See

(8,447 posts)
2. The Court's conservatives, including
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 05:05 PM
Wednesday

chief architect, Roberts, are planning on fkn over voters in favour of Trump, again, So Heaven forbid one of the liberals speak out of turn.

lastlib

(28,229 posts)
4. That's a literal translation.....
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 05:59 PM
Wednesday

Nevertheless, (I hope) she persisted......

We NEED her voice to be loud!

Tim S

(222 posts)
5. To be fair, she WAS violating established court order. If the situation were reversed,
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 06:02 PM
Wednesday

with a majority Progressive/Liberal Supreme Court, would you like a more junior right-wing justice butting into a more senior Justice’s time?? As much as I love Justice Sotomayor, she took the bait and (IMHO) got rightly chastised for it. She could have waited for her turn to rebut things…. You know, like they do in courts every day across the country.

dickthegrouch

(4,507 posts)
6. Much more likely it was a "pesky female" being spanked.
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 07:03 PM
Wednesday

He probably knew what she was going to say and needed it separated from whatever stupid sound bite had preceded her.

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