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Judge charged with interpreting 1st Amendment rights "can’t bear others exercising their free speech rights"

Sheldon Whitehouse says recent court may be undergoing a ‘course correction’ following backlash to its extremist ruling and ethics scandals

In a series of stories, ProPublica has charged Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito with two types of misconduct. First, the reports contend that the justices failed to disclose certain travel they received. Second, ProPublica alleges that the justices failed to recuse themselves from cases that indirectly involved the people…

Today’s supreme court is extremely powerful, increasingly political and decreasingly trusted. We need reform now

Billionaire Paul Singer and the lodge owner "were both major donors to Leo's political groups," ProPublica reports

An investigative story by a US news outlet is latest to raise questions about improper conduct by conservative justices.

Justice used Murdoch paper to defend 2008 private jet trip to King Salmon Lodge in Alaska

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted a 2008 trip to a luxury fishing lodge in Alaska from two wealthy Republican donors, one of whom repeatedly had interests before the court

Justice Samuel Alito says he didn't have to disclose a 2008 luxury trip to Alaska, or the flight on a private jet of hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer who had several cases before the high court.