A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'
A public disagreement between Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor occurred during the announcement of court opinions. Alito publicly rebuked Sotomayor for reading a dissent, an event described as unprecedented by observers.
Why it matters
The rare public display of friction within the Supreme Court suggests internal tensions that could impact the perception of judicial decorum.
As the Supreme Court heads into the announcement of its final and hugely important opinions next week, there are reverberations from this week's announcements, and Justice Samuel Alito's public rebuke of his colleague Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
The report focuses on the procedural and interpersonal aspects of the event without favoring either justice.
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