When the Supreme Court resumed in-person oral arguments last fall, Sotomayor was the only justice to wear a mask.
But when the court returned to the bench after its holiday break earlier this month, all eight of the justices who were present wore masks — except for Gorsuch.
Sotomayor, who sits next to Gorsuch on the bench, participated remotely from her chambers.
According to NPR’s report, she did not feel safe enough to be in close proximity to people who were unmasked.
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