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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When the Supreme Court decided last week to keep the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) funded, some were surprised that Justice Clarence Thomas split from some of his conservative colleagues, writing the majority opinion to keep the CFPB intact. In a 7-2 decision, the court held that Congress uniquely authorized the bureau to draw its funding directly from theFederal …
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Michael Avenatti’s appeal request, upholding a conviction for plotting to extort $25 million from Nike. “The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied,” the Court’s order said without elaboration, other than to note that Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in the consideration or decision. Avenatti represented Julie Swetnick, one of the women …
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The Washington Post revealed on Saturday that the outlet initially passed on the Samuel Alito flag story in 2021 after its former Supreme Court reporter had a confrontation over it with the justice’s wife. “The Post decided not to report on the episode at the time because the flag-raising appeared to be the work of Martha-Ann Alito, rather than the …
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Judge Michael Ponsor, a sitting federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton, weighed in on the upside-down flag flying at Justice Samuel Alito’s home in an op-ed for The New York Times on Friday, and said it was unethical. “Regardless of its legality, displaying the flag in that way, at that time, shouldn’t have happened. To put it bluntly, any judge …
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Conservatives slammed liberal politicians and members of the media for branding an enduring and popular Revolutionary War-era flag as a “MAGA battle flag,” in their attempt to tie Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. The head of a prominent conservative organization, along with multiple conservatives on social media, rebutted the attempt to …
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Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has revealed that she is sometimes brought to tears in her chambers after some decisions have been handed down. Sotomayor, 69, made the revelation during a talk at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute on Friday, where she was given an award. “There are days that I’ve come to my office after an announcement of a …
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is facing pressure to ensure that Justice Samuel Alito recuses himself from any 2020 election-related cases in the wake of controversy over flags flown at his two homes around the time of the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. “By displaying the upside-down and ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flags outside his homes, Justice Alito actively engaged …
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing calls from several media pundits and Democratic lawmakers to recuse himself from cases related to former President Trump following a report that an upside-down American flag flew outside his home in the weeks after Jan. 6. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell argued that the flag Alito is reported to have flown was a signal from …
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Justice Clarence Thomas, in the court’s latest decision upholding a GOP-drawn redistricting map in South Carolina, took aim at a key, decades-old civil rights decision, calling it an “extravagant [use] of judicial power.” On Thursday, the Supreme Court sided with the Republican-led South Carolina legislature after it was challenged for alleged racial gerrymandering in drawing new redistricting maps. In a …
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