Sep 08 Justice Alito rejects Senate Democrats’ call to step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Alito is rejecting demands from Senate Democrats that he step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case because of his interactions with one of the lawyers, in a fresh demonstration of tensions over ethical issues. Continue reading
Jul 20 WATCH: Senate Judiciary approves bill to impose stronger ethics standards on Supreme Court By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The ethics legislation has little chance of passing the Senate — it would need at least nine GOP votes, and Republicans have strongly opposed it — or the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 8:35 Senate probes Supreme Court ethics after questionable financial dealings by justices By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan, Ali Schmitz Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are spotlighting recent ethics concerns surrounding the highest court in the land. In a Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, senators debated how to address concerns involving Supreme Court justices, including whether they should apply ethical guidelines to… Continue watching
May 04 Here’s how the right to abortion is also an economic issue By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th Some of the elements Alito describes in the opinion are still in a work in progress. In other cases, they are leaving out some of the most vulnerable Americans, experts say. Continue reading
Sep 30 Justice Alito pushes back against SCOTUS criticism By Casey Smith, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Three controversial cases were brought to the court as emergency motions and were decided without the court's more typical full briefing and oral argument. That process has been called the court's "shadow docket."… Continue reading
Nov 06 Justice Alito orders Pennsylvania officials to separate ballots that arrived after Election Day By Associated Press The order came Friday night in response to a plea from the state Republican Party as Democrat Joe Biden inched ahead of President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania in the presidential race. Continue reading
Jul 11 Column: Why replacing the ‘swing’ justice ignites warring passions of special interest groups By Marcia Coyle What happened after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor left and Justice Samuel Alito Jr. took her seat is a window into why filling the Kennedy seat will be a high-stakes battle. Continue reading
Jun 11 Supreme Court allows Ohio ‘voter purge’ By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is allowing Ohio to clean up its voting rolls by targeting people who haven't cast ballots in a while. Continue reading
May 15 Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling By Mark Sherman, Associated Press There is a direct link between the court's decision in the sports betting case and the administration's effort to punish local governments that resist Trump's immigration enforcement policies, several legal commentators said. Continue reading
Feb 05 In blow to GOP, Supreme Court won’t block Pennsylvania redistricting By Mark Scolforo and Mark Sherman, Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let a court-ordered redrawing of congressional districts in Pennsylvania proceed, denying a plea from Republicans legislative leaders to block it. Continue reading