Politics May 11 Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill By Mark Sherman, Geoff Mulvihill, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Politics Apr 03 Justice Alito fell ill at a March event and was treated for dehydration, Supreme Court says Alito's illness did not require an overnight hospital stay and he was back on the bench the following Monday, spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a statement. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Apr 20 Read Justice Alito's dissent from late-night Supreme Court order blocking some deportations The Supreme Court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a sharp dissent that castigated the seven-member… By Associated Press
Politics Jun 06 Watch 5:07 Former neighbor disputes Alito's explanation of upside-down U.S. flag flying at his home A former neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said, “at worst, he's just outright lying,” about his account of a neighborhood dispute that led to hoisting an upside-down American flag at his Virginia home. The inverted flag is associated… By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens
Politics May 30 Chief Justice Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito. By Associated Press
May 29 Watch 7:32 Alito says he won't recuse himself from election and Jan. 6 cases after flag controversies By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told lawmakers he won’t recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 presidential election or the Jan. 6 Capitol riot despite concerns about two flags associated with far-right causes that have flown over his properties. Alito… Continue watching
May 29 Read Justice Alito's letters rejecting calls to recuse himself from Jan. 6 Supreme Court cases In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Justice Samuel Alito rejected calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. Continue reading
May 29 Alito rejects calls to recuse himself from Supreme Court cases because of flag controversies By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 6:44 Flag associated with Christian nationalism flown at Alito's beach house, report says By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The New York Times reports that an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, which has origins dating to the Revolutionary War but is now associated with Christian nationalism and efforts to overturn President Biden's election win, was seen flying outside Supreme Court… Continue watching
May 17 Justice Alito's home flew a U.S. flag upside down after Jan. 6, a report says By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The upside-down flag is a symbol associated with Trump's lies about election fraud. The New York Times says the flag was outside Alito's Virginia home days after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, carrying similarly inverted flags. Continue reading