The Latest Breaking News from Rob Schenck

‘The errors of my past’: Religious rights activist sees the light, joins fight against ICE to save his soul

"I spent 35 years as an activist on the religious right, doing a lot of damage."

We Got This Covered · Jan 26

Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’

She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics of chaos

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025

An ex-anti-abortion evangelist on life as a pro-choice ‘traitor’

American Reverend Rob Schenck made a name for himself denouncing ‘baby killers’. Then he changed his mind.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023

Supreme Court defends Samuel Alito as members of Congress demand answers after 2014 leak allegations

Top Democrats says the court’s latest response is ‘an embodiment of the problems at the court around ethics issues’ after justice is accused of leaking major contraception case in 2014

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Supreme Court counsel says no evidence of Alito ethical lapse in 2014 case

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Supreme Court official said he sees no indication Justice Samuel Alito violated ethics rules after a New York Times story said a 2014 dinner party at the justice’s home allegedly produced a leak about the outcome of a major case over religious rights and contraceptives.

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Editorial: Supreme Court justices are not immune from oversight

As the Supreme Court faces a crisis of credibility, another blow has landed in the form of former anti-abortion evangelical leader the Rev. Rob Schenck’s allegations about the leak of a pivotal decision eight years ago.

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

Calls to investigate Alito leak claims

Alito leaked a 2014 ruling to a right-wing donor, The New York Times reported

Salon · Nov 21, 2022

Lawmakers urge action after report of other high court leak

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman is among those urging action in response to a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2022

A second Supreme Court leak Is reported by former abortion foe, NYT says

A former anti-abortion leader says he learned in advance about the outcome of a major 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case involving religious rights and contraceptives shortly after two allies had dinner at the home of Justice Samuel Alito, The New York Times reported.

Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022

Rights group calls for Samuel Alito to be investigated after claims of leaked 2014 ruling

Anti-abortion activist said supreme court justice revealed the landmark ruling on contraception and religious rights weeks earlier

The Guardian - US · Nov 19, 2022