In a series of opinions over the past nine months, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito Jr. have faced off with Justice Sonia Sotomayor over life sentences for juvenile offenders. The tension is rooted in just how far to apply the court’s rulings that have limited those sentences.
The conflict surfaced again on Monday in Tatum v. Arizona, one of five Arizona cases the high court sent back to state court for further review in light of the justices’ juvenile-sentencing decisions. Alito and Thomas questioned the court granting a “do-over” in the cases. Sotomayor countered, saying that the lower courts “have a very meaningful task” to complete on remand.
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