Overview
- Increasing calls for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire due to her age and diabetes diagnosis are criticized as ableist by disability advocates.
- Advocates assert that Sotomayor, despite her health condition, is fully capable of fulfilling her duties on the Supreme Court.
- White House and some Senate Democrats support Sotomayor's autonomy in deciding her retirement, opposing pressure campaigns.
- Senator Joe Manchin’s stance makes replacing Sotomayor with a liberal justice challenging, as he demands bipartisan support for any new appointee.
- Progressive factions within the Democratic Party push for Sotomayor's retirement to avoid a conservative shift in the Supreme Court before the next election.