Sotomayor Says She and Gorsuch Agree to ‘Disagree Agreeably’

Justice Sonia Sotomayor pointed to her chummy relationship with Justice Neil M. Gorsuch as proof that the U.S. Supreme Court can be an example of how to “disagree agreeably.”

Sotomayor, who was nominated by Barack Obama, and Gorsuch, who was Donald Trump’s first high court appointment, sit next to each other at oral arguments.

Observers note how the two are constantly laughing on the bench together, Sotomayor said at a Library of Congress event honoring Supreme Court Fellows.

“We’ve already disagreed a lot,” Sotomayor said, noting that “he’s a lovely person” and that they’ve agreed to “disagree agreeably.”

Their friendliness ...