Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized efforts to “criminalize free speech” in a recent public remark that appeared to target Attorney General Pam Bondi’s comments on targeting people for using “hate speech”. Sotomayor spoke at New York Law School, saying she thinks a law school failure if lawyers advocate for criminalizing free speech. She emphasized the importance of educating students who will shape the country’s future and criticized the administration for its handling of issues like free speech and the rule of law.
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