The issue focused on legal theory and language that Justice Sonia Sotomayor considered when she spoke at the Supreme Court in December 2014. Justice Sotomayor noted that because she did not discuss how she decided on "specific language or agency laws," she did not feel she had complete legal authority to legislate on those laws. Justice Sotomayor noted that she did not consider how she expected other courts to interpret these laws. Justice Sotomayor noted that she did not consider how she expected other courts