The Latest Breaking News from Samuel Alito

Samuel Alito assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of respect for Roe, diary reveals

Excerpts reported by late senator’s biographer show Alito, who wrote June ruling that outlawed abortion, said he was ‘big believer in precedents’

The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2022

Alito snuck stealth religion into Dobbs

Alito's opinion overturning Roe is literally built on fake history — and a sneak attack on the First Amendment

Salon · Oct 13, 2022

Commentary: The illegitimate attacks on the Supreme Court’s legitimacy

Legitimacy. The word has dominated discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court for years. Some, mostly on the left, claim that the court has lost its legitimacy. The debate on this question even has spread to the court itself, with comments on the matter made by Justices Elena Kagan, John Roberts…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 6, 2022

Supreme Court poised to keep marching to right in new term

The Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday at a time of diminished public confidence and justices sparring openly over the institution’s legitimacy

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022

Senate passes short-term deal to avoid government shutdown – as it happened

Top Democrat says he hopes to finalize deal to fund government until mid-December by the end of today

The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2022

Federal Judges Uphold Texas Law Regulating What Social Media Platforms May Censor

It’s a terrible ruling that misunderstands years of First Amendment precedents. And it’s increasingly likely that the Supreme Court will have to intervene.

Reason · Sep 19, 2022

Noah Feldman: A Texas judge just took religious ‘freedom’ too far

The long march of religious liberty exemptions is gaining speed. The people who brought you contraceptive care exemptions and COVID rule and vaccine exemptions have now moved on to insurance for anti-HIV drugs. Last week, a federal district court held that a Christian employer is entitled to an exemption from…

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022

Chief Justice John Roberts to speak at Colorado conference

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is set to make his first public appearance since the court overturned Roe v. Wade, speaking Friday night at a judicial conference in Colorado

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

Supreme Court’s selective reading of US history ignored 19th-century women’s support for ‘voluntary motherhood’

The history of abortion in the U.S. guided some of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. Alito argued that abortion has never been a “deeply rooted” constitutional right in the United States.

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2022

Leonard Leo: the secretive rightwinger using billions to reshape America

Marble Freedom Trust, advocacy group headed by Leo, has received staggering $1.6bn donation to push conservative causes

The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2022