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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books | 2023-07-11 22:07:29

Colleges and libraries seeking an appearance by Sotomayor found that her appearance often came with an additional benefit — namely the purchase of hundreds,...

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s staff pushed colleges and a library to purchase copies of her book when she traveled there for speaking engagements, according to an investigation from The Associated Press. The AP’s investigation, based on more than 100 public records requests, detailed several ethical dilemmas related to the justices’ regular travel to…

For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s highest court. Details of those events, largely out of public view, were obtained by The Associated Press through more than 100 open records requests to public institutions. The resulting tens of thousands of pages of documents offer a rare look at Sotomayor and her fellow justices beyond their offici...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s taxpayer-funded staff pushed colleges and libraries to purchase her books.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor's taxpayer-funded staff frequently pushed colleges and libraries to purchase her books ahead of speaking engagements, according to AP.

 

The works have earned Sotomayor $3.7 million since she joined the court in 2009. Her taxpayer-funded staffers have been deeply involved in organizing speaking engagements intended to sell the books.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s taxpayer-funded staff frequently pushed colleges and libraries to purchase her books ahead of speaking engagements, according to the Associated Press.

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