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

"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/