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Sotomayor and Gorsuch condemn double prosecution of immigrant in Oklahoma
Original: 'Constitutional absurdity': Sotomayor, Gorsuch condemn double prosecution of immigrant in Oklahoma
Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch jointly condemned the double prosecution of an immigrant in Oklahoma, calling it a 'constitutional absurdity'. The rare alliance between the liberal justice and the conservative justice drew attention because both are noted critics of overlapping federal and state prosecutions. The case highlights ongoing tensions over how immigration offenses are charged in both federal and state courts.
Why now: The unusual ideological alliance of Sotomayor and Gorsuch against a double prosecution is drawing attention amid heightened debate over immigration enforcement.
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