Skip to Main ContentSonia Sotomayor Issues Rare Public Apology To Brett KavanaughSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a rare public apology directed at Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday.“At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, I referred to a disagreement with one of my colleagues in a prior case, but I made remarks that were inappropriate," she said in a statement released by the court. "I regret my hurtful comments. I have apologized to my colleague.”Sotomayor was referring to comments she made during an appearance at the university last week. Without mentioning Kavanaugh by name, she criticized a concurrence he wrote for the court's decision allowing immigration-related stops in the Los Angeles area.“There are some people who can’t understand our experiences, even when you tell them,” said Sotomayor, the first Latina justice on the court.“This is from a man whose parents were professionals and probably doesn’t really know any person who works by the hour or the piece like I do,” she continued.See All UpdatesClose