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Biden urges respect for legal system after Trump conviction while publicly flouting SCOTUS rulings

President Biden said on Friday that the justice system “should be respected” and that it was “reckless” for former President Donald Trump to claim that the verdict in his New York trial was “rigged,” just days after he told his supporters the Supreme Court could not “stop” him from carrying out his agenda. “It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for …

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AOC slammed for attempting to smear Justice Alito in taunt to Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took heat on social media for smearing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito while going after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over an X post. The congresswoman from the Bronx slammed Greene’s upside-down American flag post that she shared in reaction to former President Donald Trump’s New York trial conviction. Ocasio-Cortez wondered if Alito inspired Greene’s …

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Supreme Court rules in favor of NRA in key First Amendment case

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously decided that the National Rifle Association (NRA) “plausibly alleged” that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) violated the group’s First Amendment rights by blacklisting the group. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the high court “holds that the NRA plausibly alleged that [then-New York State Department of Financial …

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Chief Justice Roberts declines invitation to meet with Democratic lawmakers over Justice Alito flag incident

Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to discuss the controversy surrounding the flags that flew outside homes owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. In a letter on Thursday, Roberts penned his response to Democratic senators, writing that he “respectfully declines” their invitation to meet to discuss ethics concerns surrounding Alito flying …

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Biden tells Black voters he will put progressives on Supreme Court in second term

President Biden on Wednesday promised to nominate progressives to the Supreme Court if he wins a second term in the White House. Biden made the pledge at a “Black Voters for Biden-Harris” rally in Philadelphia, where he predicted that more than one Supreme Court justice will retire in the next four years. “The next president, they’re going to be able …

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DOJ can 'force' Alito, Thomas to recuse themselves on SCOTUS cases: Dem lawmaker

Top Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin argued in the New York Times this week that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito could, in theory, be forced to step down from cases related to the January 6 Capitol riots. In a guest essay for the New York Times on Wednesday, Raskin detailed ways Thomas and Alito could be forced to recuse themselves …

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Co-hosts of 'The View' scramble to clarify author John Grisham was not considering assassinating SCOTUS judges

Co-hosts of “The View” quickly interjected to clarify that author, former lawyer John Grisham was not talking about assassinating Supreme Court judges during a recent guest appearance on their show. “I wrote a great book called ‘The Pelican Brief’ in which two Supreme Court Justices were assassinated, and I’ve thought about doing it again!” Grisham said during a Wednesday guest …

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Supreme Court Justice Alito addresses flag incidents, says he won't recuse himself in Trump, Jan. 6 cases

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has written letters to lawmakers in the House and Senate responding to concerns about the flying of an upside-down American flag outside his home in Virginia, and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at a vacation home in New Jersey. In the letters, Alito said he won’t recuse himself from former President Trump’s immunity case or …

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LAURA INGRAHAM: Biden's numbers are in the toilet

Fox News host Laura Ingraham rips apart the Biden campaign’s tactics as the presidential election approaches on “The Ingraham Angle.” LAURA INGRAHAM: Nothing they do is breaking through. Biden’s numbers — they’re in the toilet on the economy, inflation, immigration. Voters say they trust Trump over a bumbling incumbent. MSNBC HOST CHALLENGES BIDEN AIDE ON BIZARRE DE NIRO PRESS CONFERENCE: …

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San Francisco quietly removes 'Appeal to Heaven' flag from outside City Hall after Alito flap

The city of San Francisco confirmed it had removed the “Appeal to Heaven” flag from outside City Hall over the weekend, just days after it was reported to have been flown outside a conservative Supreme Court justice’s house. On May 22, the New York Times reported Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew the Pine Tree flag at his New Jersey …

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