Sotomayor disclosed Bad Bunny label concert tickets worth $4,333
DIRECT ANSWER: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor disclosed receiving $4,333 in concert tickets from Rimas Entertainment, Bad Bunny's record label, during a private August 2025 trip to Puerto Rico. The annual filings, released June 29, 2026, highlight how justices report outside income and gifts as ethics scrutiny of the high court continues.
Key Takeaways
- Sotomayor reported $4,333 in concert tickets from Rimas Entertainment, which represents Bad Bunny, for her and guests in Puerto Rico in August 2025.
- The disclosure form did not explicitly name the performer, though Bad Bunny was holding a sold-out residency in San Juan at the time.
- Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson were the only justices to report gifts on their 2025 forms.
- Eight of nine justices filed disclosures; Justice Samuel Alito received a 90-day extension.
- Four justices collectively earned more than $2 million from book payments in 2025.
Why did Justice Sotomayor receive Bad Bunny concert tickets?
According to Sotomayor's financial disclosure, Rimas Entertainment "provided tickets for a concert for me and guests while I was on a private trip to Puerto Rico in August 2025." The gift was valued at $4,333.
Rimas Entertainment is the Puerto Rican record label that represents Bad Bunny and other artists. CNN and SCOTUSblog note that Bad Bunny was performing a weekslong series of sold-out shows in San Juan between July and September 2025 — 31 shows, according to SCOTUSblog.
A court spokesperson did not respond to questions about the filing, CNN reported. The paperwork itself does not identify which artist performed at the concert Sotomayor attended.
Does the disclosure actually name Bad Bunny?
No. Sotomayor's form lists only Rimas Entertainment as the source of the tickets. The connection to Bad Bunny comes from public reporting and timing: the label represents the global star, and he was headlining a major Puerto Rico residency during the month she visited.
SCOTUSblog noted that a September 2025 story about Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show mentioned that Sotomayor had attended one of his Puerto Rico concerts. That detail was not spelled out on the official disclosure form.
What else did the 2025 Supreme Court disclosures reveal?
The reports cover 2025 activity for eight sitting justices and were released hours after the court handed down major end-of-term decisions, CNN reported. Beyond Sotomayor's concert tickets, the filings paint a picture of substantial outside income across the bench.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $1.18 million book advance from Penguin Random House. Justice Amy Coney Barrett earned $849,071 in royalties, and Justice Neil Gorsuch reported $300,000 in book income plus teaching pay, NBC News reported. Chief Justice John Roberts disclosed $25,000 in teaching income from New England Law.
Jackson also reported receiving a painting valued at $2,500 for her chambers. She and Sotomayor were the only justices to list gifts on their forms, SCOTUSblog reported. Sotomayor separately earned $88,100 from Penguin for children's books.
The disclosures have drawn increased public attention in recent years amid calls from lawmakers and ethics advocates for stricter oversight of the Supreme Court. For more on how wealthy public figures navigate disclosure rules, see our Net Worth & Wealth coverage.
Full forms are available through the Supreme Court's annual financial disclosure release, as summarized by CNN and other outlets.