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Justice Sonia Sotomayor offered sharp commentary on Tuesday about the Supreme Court‘s recent rulings, claiming the high court has adopted several past dissenting opinions as new rulings.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2026
As chief justice of the high court, Theis authored the 2023 opinion rejecting legal challenges from county prosecutors seeking to invalidate a controversial provision that eliminated cash bail as part of Illinois’ sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system, known as the SAFE-T Act.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The Supreme Court’s current rules, adopted in 2006, say the high court may transfer both civil and criminal cases based on the number of filings in each court compared with the statewide average per justice, adjusted for historical trends.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
The high court, in considering these cases, has an opportunity to do enduring service to all Americans, but most of all to women, who in recent years have seen not only their opportunities erased, but their dignity undermined by the proposition that gender doesn’t matter.
—Alanna Smith, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2026
As chief justice of the high court, Theis authored the 2023 opinion rejecting legal challenges from county prosecutors seeking to invalidate a controversial provision that eliminated cash bail as part of Illinois’ sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system, known as the SAFE-T Act.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The Supreme Court’s current rules, adopted in 2006, say the high court may transfer both civil and criminal cases based on the number of filings in each court compared with the statewide average per justice, adjusted for historical trends.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
The high court, in considering these cases, has an opportunity to do enduring service to all Americans, but most of all to women, who in recent years have seen not only their opportunities erased, but their dignity undermined by the proposition that gender doesn’t matter.
—Alanna Smith, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“High court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20court. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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