Prognosis
The Debate Over Masks Reaches the Halls of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Sotomayor, Gorsuch put out unusual statement after NPR report
- Controversy peels back curtain into secretive Supreme Court
This article is for subscribers only.
Chief Justice John Roberts and two other U.S. Supreme Court justices issued unusual statements Wednesday over what is for many Americans a common refrain -- whether their coworkers should wear a mask amid the Covid surge.
Following reports of friction inside the court over the issue, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch jointly said she didn’t ask him to wear a mask during arguments. Sotomayor, 67, who has type 1 diabetes, has been taking part in arguments remotely, while Gorsuch is the only justice who isn’t wearing a mask on the bench.