She noted that in the case at hand, the lower court order that the Supreme Court lifted was narrow and only impacted one state. Sotomayor's comments come as the Supreme Court is in the midst of a blockbuster term considering issues such as abortion, LGBTQ rights, the Second Amendment, immigration and President Donald Trump's effort to shield his financial records. On the one hand, Sotomayor says that the court is lowering its standards when considering emergency requests from the government. But the government has complained there has been an uptick of orders by lower courts blocking Trump policies nationwide. He noted that after the courts had blocked the travel ban, the Supreme Court ultimately allowed the third version to go into effect.

Source: CNN February 23, 2020 20:37 UTC