The Latest Breaking News from Samuel Alito

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court firmly rejected the so-called independent state legislature theory. This bizarre theory would have allowed renegade legislators to violate their state constitutions in setting rules for federal elections — allowing them to hijack elections for U.S. Congress and even the presidency.

Alito’s wife has an agreement to receive nearly a quarter of the oil and gas sales from the lease

The Journal editorial page accused ProPublica of misleading readers in a story that hadn’t yet been published

Judge charged with interpreting 1st Amendment rights "can’t bear others exercising their free speech rights"

Sheldon Whitehouse says recent court may be undergoing a ‘course correction’ following backlash to its extremist ruling and ethics scandals

Americans want the Supreme Court to be the place where justices dispassionately and thoughtfully rule on cases that affect their lives. The latest reporting by ProPublica undermines that confidence even further.

Former President Donald Trump said the federal government should play a “vital role” opposing abortion but again failed to provide specifics on what national restrictions he would support if elected to the White House again

Many states have passed restrictions, and inequalities along racial and economic lines have widened – but there is hope

"Endless drip" of Supreme Court dealings "underscores the need for reform," group says

United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has authored two of the 36 opinions for the 2022-2023 term as of June 16, 2023, which is the fewest authored opinions of all justices. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett have authored five, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown…

The Federalist Society keeps SCOTUS judges in a perpetually whiny state