
U.S. Supreme Court watchdogs on Thursday applauded the House Judiciary Committee for announcing it will hold a hearing next week regarding allegations that Justice Samuel Alito leaked at least one of the court's rulings to right-wing activists—and called on the Senate to follow suit in the next Congress.
The committee, which is led by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and will be handed over to Republicans after they take control of the House on January 3, is set to open its investigation into the allegations on December 8.