A Supreme Court ruling related to inmates on Arizona's death row was called 'perverse' by Justice Sotomayor in a dissent joined by two other liberal justices.
The Supreme Court in a ruling made it tougher for prison inmates to win release in cases where they are convicted of state crimes.
In a blistering dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, called the majority opinion "perverse" and "illogical."The Supreme Court of the United States building, photographed on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 in Washington, DC.
The court's three liberal justices all dissented from the majority opinion, which Justice Clarence Thomas wrote. Thomas said federal courts can only consider evidence already presented in the state court record of the case.
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