Supreme Court justice apologizes to right-wing colleague after 'hurtful' remark

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized to one of her colleagues on Wednesday after she made what she described as "hurtful" comments about his family.

Speaking at the University of Kansas School of Law last week, Sotomayor said Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh "probably doesn’t really know any person who works by the hour" in response to a question about a recent case concerning immigration law. In the case, Kavanaugh argued that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents should be allowed to conduct what's known as "roving stops" to check someone's immigration status.

Sotomayor apologizes for her remarks on Wednesday, CNN reported.

“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,” Sotomayor said in the statement. “I regret my hurtful comments. I have apologized to my colleague."