The justices obscured questions related to Neil Gorsuch (who refuses to wear a mask) and Sonia Sotomayor (now participating in court hearings remotely). The mask controversy only reinforced the message that any public disclosures will be on the justices' terms. Sotomayor and Gorsuch issued a statement on Wednesday that said, "Reporting that Justice Sotomayor asked Justice Gorsuch to wear a mask surprised us. Totenberg had not reported that Sotomayor asked Gorsuch to wear a mask. NPR is standing by its report that Roberts "in some form asked the other justices to mask up."

Source: CNN January 21, 2022 23:46 UTC