{"id":158731,"date":"2026-07-29T04:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/29\/neil-gorsuch-says-he-trusts-sonia-sotomayors-motives-even-if-he-rejects-her-legal-views\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:31:25","slug":"neil-gorsuch-says-he-trusts-sonia-sotomayors-motives-even-if-he-rejects-her-legal-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/29\/neil-gorsuch-says-he-trusts-sonia-sotomayors-motives-even-if-he-rejects-her-legal-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Gorsuch Says He Trusts Sonia Sotomayor\u2019s Motives, Even If He Rejects Her Legal Views"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I know she loves this country. She knows I love this country. We know we\u2019re coming at it from the right place internally.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i><\/span> Justice Neil Gorsuch<\/a>, in comments given during an appearance at the Reagan Civility and Democracy Forum, where he explained to the audience<\/a> that he Justice Sonia Sotomayor\u2019s<\/a> \u201cgood intentions,\u201d even though they fundamentally disagree on the law. Gorsuch went on to note that he believed that our democracy is \u201cfragile,\u201d and that civility is needed to keep it safe. \u201cWe are all in it together,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd if we don\u2019t stay all in it together, it will crumble.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Neil Gorsuch Says He Trusts Sonia Sotomayor\u2019s Motives, Even If He Rejects Her Legal Views<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I know she loves this country. She knows I love this country. We know we\u2019re coming at it from the right place internally.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i> Justice Neil Gorsuch<\/a>, in comments given during an appearance at the Reagan Civility and Democracy Forum, where he explained to the audience<\/a> that he Justice Sonia Sotomayor\u2019s<\/a> \u201cgood intentions,\u201d even though they fundamentally disagree on the law. Gorsuch went on to note that he believed that our democracy is \u201cfragile,\u201d and that civility is needed to keep it safe. \u201cWe are all in it together,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd if we don\u2019t stay all in it together, it will crumble.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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