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A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'

By Nina TotenbergJune 26, 2026·Source: NPR·0 views
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor (seated left) and Justice Samuel Alito (seated second from right).

During Supreme Court opinions Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in an asylum case, appeared to rebut Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote the dissent. The move was highly unusual — and on Friday there was a coda.

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Originally reported by NPR. Read the original article

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