Congress Can Regulate the Supreme Court—But There Are Limits to That Power Justice Alito was wrong to suggest Congress has no authority to regulate the Court. But that authority is itself subject to constraint. Reason · Jul 29, 2023
AOC claps back at Justice Alito for saying Congress can’t have oversight of Supreme Court Supreme Court justice criticised for flying to Alaska on billionaire’s jet The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023
Alito: Ethics can't be forced upon court "No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period,” Alito said Salon · Jul 29, 2023
Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023
Partisanship Is Muddling the Important Debate Over Supreme Court Ethics Ethics allegations have been raised against Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Sonia Sotomayor. Both sides have retreated into whataboutism. Reason · Jul 21, 2023
Alito's SCOTUS corruption starts a fire How the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision made climate change worse Salon · Jul 20, 2023
Progressives Should Be Grateful For President Trump's Not-So-Conservative SCOTUS Picks Recently, Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida and GOP presidential candidate, offered a mild criticism of President Trump's three Supreme Court nominees. "I respect the three [Trump] appointees," DeSantis said, "but none of those three are at the same level of Justice Thomas and Justice Alito." DeSantis is not wrong.… Reason · Jul 17, 2023
The Dwindling Jewish Representation And Evolving Composition Of The U.S. Supreme Court Diversity on the Supreme Court: A changing landscape of justices from all backgrounds and walks of life. Zenger · Jul 12, 2023
What ethical controversies are US supreme court justices facing? Ethical concerns are swirling around the nation’s highest court, centering on Clarence Thomas and other conservative justices The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2023
The US supreme court has hijacked American democracy The court has vastly overextended its own power and flaunted its corruption. It will take a political movement to stop them The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2023
Ethics reform not enough to restore public confidence in partisan Supreme Court Our nation seems stuck with a court that is selectively responsive to the arguments and interests of only some Americans — those on the right. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2023
Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn't in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip Teaching is encouraged as a way to demystify the Supreme Court while exposing the justices to a cross-section of the public The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023
US supreme court: Clarence Thomas reportedly accepted more undisclosed gifts as calls for reform grow – as it happened Media reports say justice has benefited from being part of elite, wealthy circle; campaigners to call on Congress calling for corruption investigation The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2023
US supreme court ethics: chief justice urged to testify for ‘good of democracy’ Ro Khanna of California wants John Roberts’ account of controversies besetting the ‘out of touch’ court The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023 First Thing: ‘Climate change is out of control’, UN says The average global air temperature hit new heights this week. Plus, new Twitter rules restrict US weather service
The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2023 Key Democrat attacks US supreme court chief justice over ethics scandal Dick Durbin, chair of Senate judiciary committee, condemns John Roberts for failure to reform court as donor controversy swirls
Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023 Commentary: The one ethics rule the Supreme Court needs before its next term The Supreme Court may be beginning its summer recess, but the furor over the justices’ ethical lapses is still gathering steam. We now know that both Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have gone on lavish vacations with court litigants without disclosing the trips or recusing themselves from their benefactors’…
Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2023 US Supreme court continues conservative lurch in recent decisions Analysts say trust in the US’s highest court is wavering as a conservative supermajority reshapes constitutional law.
Axios · Jul 3, 2023 Supreme Court ideology continues to lean conservative, new data shows After overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, the court continued to push American law to the right.
The Guardian - US · Jul 2, 2023 US supreme court ‘creeping dangerously towards authoritarianism’, AOC says Congresswoman’s comments come days after nation’s highest court released batch of incendiary and far-reaching rulings
Axios · Jul 2, 2023 The Supreme Court’s apolitical image is all but dead The justices tried for a very long time to cultivate a perception that they existed on an elevated plane above elected politicians.
The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2023 A conservative overhaul of public life: what the supreme court’s term means for the US Despite early moderate rulings, this term will be remembered for booming decisions on race, LGBTQ+ rights and student debt
The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023 The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here's what you need to know. The Supreme Court just finished issuing its biggest decisions of the term
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023 Supreme Court lets stand ruling that protects people with gender dysphoria under disability law The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a first-of-its-kind ruling from a federal appeals court that found people with gender dysphoria are entitled to the protections of the Americans With Disabilities Act
Reason · Jun 30, 2023 Supreme Court Clarifies 'Undue Hardship' Standard for Religious Accommodations in the Workplace Plus: Perspectives on the affirmative action ruling, how U.S. policy is thwarting Cuban capitalists, and more...