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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Discloses $4,333 in Concert Tickets from Bad Bunny’s Record Label
6/30/2026, 8:20:54 AM
Gift Disclosure Details
Justice Sonia Sotomayor reported receiving concert tickets valued at $4,333 from Rimas Entertainment, the label that represents Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. The filing states the tickets were for “a concert for me and guests while I was on a private trip to Puerto Rico in August 2025,” but does not name the performer.
Financial-Disclosure Context
Supreme Court justices must file annual disclosures of outside income, gifts, reimbursements, and investments. Eight of the nine justices filed for the 2025 cycle; Justice Samuel Alito received an extension and did not file on the release date.
Key Figures
Sonia Sotomayor, the Bronx-born associate justice, received the tickets. Rimas Entertainment was founded by Bad Bunny’s longtime manager Noah Assad. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disclosed a comparable concert-ticket gift from Beyoncé’s estate in 2024.
Data and Comparative Gifts
Sotomayor’s ticket gift: $4,333.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: roughly $4,000 in Beyoncé-related tickets (2024).
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch reported $850,000 and $300,000 respectively in book royalties.
Brown Jackson also noted $1 million in book-advance income, though the exact figure is truncated.
Official Statements & Responses
A Supreme Court spokesperson declined to comment when asked for clarification. Rimas Entertainment also did not respond to inquiries about the gift.
Criticism & Ethical Concerns
Legal analysts and watchdog groups warn that high-value gifts from prominent cultural figures may create an appearance of influence and erode confidence in judicial impartiality. The disclosure has revived debate over whether current ethics rules adequately cover gifts from entertainers who are politically active, especially given Bad Bunny’s vocal advocacy for Puerto Rico.
Conflicting Details & Gaps
The filing does not specify whether the tickets were for a Bad Bunny concert or another act represented by Rimas Entertainment. No party has confirmed the concert’s identity. The report also provides an incomplete figure for Justice Brown Jackson’s outside income (“raking in nearly $1”), leaving the precise amount unclear.
Verbatim Quotes
- “for a concert for me and guests while I was on a private trip to Puerto Rico in August 2025,” — Sonia Sotomayor, financial disclosure.
- “Fact Check: True, Sonia Sotomayor received $4K tickets The claim is true.” — Fact-check article, MEAWW.
- “In this year's SCOTUS financial disclosures, Justice Sonia Sotomayor reported gifts including tickets to the opening night of musical 'Just Ask' in KC ... but also $4,300 concert tickets provided by Rimas Entertainment, the Puerto Rican record label which represents Bad Bunny.” — Social-media post cited by MEAWW.
What’s Next
The disclosures are part of the routine annual filing; the sources do not indicate any pending investigations or policy changes.
