GOP's SCOTUS election case may backfire Moore v. Harper could transform the law — but not in the way that many pundits, or even politicians, anticipate Salon · Nov 30, 2022
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
Letter: 'Nothing to suggest' Alito violated ethics standards The Supreme Court says in a letter to Congress that there is “nothing to suggest” that Justice Samuel Alito violated ethics standards following a report that a 2014 decision he wrote was leaked in advance of its announcement The Independent UK · Nov 28, 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
Harvard, Asian Americans and Jews Conservatives have embraced the argument that Asian Americans are "the new Jews." Their true goal is no mystery Salon · Nov 19, 2022
Former anti-abortion activist claims Supreme Court justice leaked landmark 2014 decision to influential donors Influential donors allegedly discussed Hobby Lobby contraception case with Samuel Alito, report claims The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022
Supreme Court rejects Arizona GOP chair’s attempt to block phone records from Jan 6 committee Kelli Ward is among so-called ‘alternate electors’ targeted by House committee’s investigation The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022
Ultra-conservative gala welcomes supreme court justices who ended Roe v Wade Opinion author Samuel Alito gets long ovation at anniversary dinner for Federalist Society The Guardian - US · Nov 12, 2022
Justices cheered at conservative group's anniversary dinner Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
Salon · Nov 11, 2022 Justices attend right-wing gala Three of the four Supreme Court justices in attendance were nominated by Donald Trump
Los Angeles Times · Nov 11, 2022 George Skelton: Newsom's resounding win shows he didn't even have to run a race for governor SACRAMENTO, Calif. — What Gov. Gavin Newsom did was truly unprecedented. He handily won his reelection race without running.
The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2022 The US made women second-class citizens. Now we must give a stinging rebuke The supreme court edict overturning Roe v Wade said women are ‘not without electoral and political power’. That feels almost like a dare
Reason · Oct 27, 2022 Yes, You Can Yell 'Fire' in a Crowded Theater On Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito repeated the common myth that "shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater" is unprotected speech.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 27, 2022 Editorial: Once again, America is reminded that the Supreme Court is a broken institution Two minor but telling developments this week provide dismal reminders that the U.S. Supreme Court is mired in a crisis of legitimacy because of what certainly looks like overt partisanship by its conservative majority. Chief Justice John Roberts should add these to the multiple other examples of broken trust by…
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Samuel Alito says Roe v Wade leak made Supreme Court justices ‘targets for assassination’ Conservative justice authored the leaked draft and final version of the court’s decision that pushed reproductive rights back by half a century
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Supreme Court justices spar over court legitimacy comments Supreme Court justices tend to wipe the slate clean at the start of a new term and their summer break can help bruised feelings from tough cases
The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2022 Alito says leak of draft abortion ruling put justices at risk of assassination ‘Grave betrayal of trust’ made conservative supreme court justices targets, author of opinion reversing Roe v Wade claims
Los Angeles Times · Oct 26, 2022 Michael Hiltzik: How Congress could rein in the rogue Supreme Court If the Supreme Court's decisions in 2022 made your skin crawl, what with its eviscerating abortion rights, hobbling gun restrictions and undermining the government's ability to address global warming, strap yourself in: The 2022-23 session could be as bad, or worse.
Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022 Supreme Court’s Alito says abortion opinion leak made justices murder targets WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the leak of his draft opinion eliminating the constitutional right to abortion made members of the majority “targets for assassination.”
Axios · Oct 26, 2022 Alito says abortion opinion leak made Supreme Court justices "targets for assassination" "It gave people a rational reason to think they could prevent that from happening by killing one of us," he said.