Totenberg reported: "Sotomayor did not feel safe near people who were exposed. Chief Justice John Roberts, understanding that in some form asked the other judges to disguise themselves. They did all except Gorsuch, who "as it happens, sitting next to Sotomayor on the bench. His continued refusal since then has also meant that Sotomayor has not personally attended the judges' weekly conference, but has instead joined by telephone."