Civil Rights, Women's Rights, Equality, Justice Sonia Stotmayor

“When the civil rights and women’s rights movements sought equality in public life, some public establishments refused. Some even claimed, based on sincere religious beliefs, constitutional rights to discriminate. The brave Justices who once sat on this Court decisively rejected those claims.” - Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissenting to the Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which held that business owners have the right under the First Amendment to refuse service to LGVTQ+ people

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2023, page 6.

Civil Rights, Women's Rights, Justice Sonia Sotomayor

“When the civil rights and women’s rights movements sought equality in public life, some public establishments refused. Some even claimed, based on sincere religious beliefs, constitutional rights to discriminate. The brave Justices who once sat on this Court decisively rejected those claims.” - Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissenting to the Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which held that business owners have the right under the First Amendment to refuse service to LGVTQ+ people

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2023, page 6.

Civil Rights, Women's Rights, Public Life, Establislhments, Justice Sonia Sotomayor

“When the civil rights and women’s rights movements sought equality in public life, some public establishments refused. Some even claimed, based on sincere religious beliefs, constitutional rights to discriminate. The brave Justices who once sat on this Court decisively rejected those claims.” - Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissenting to the Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which held that business owners have the right under the First Amendment to refuse service to LGVTQ+ people

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2023, page 6.

Dominoes, Fall, Connection, Reproductive Rights, LGBTQ Rights, Women's Rights, Interracial Marriage, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

“The dominoes have started to fall, and they won’t just stop at one. People should see the connection between reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, interracial marriage – these things are all connected legally.” - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, warning that Roe’s demise could lead to the overturning of other Supreme Court precedents.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2022, page 4.