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Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and the crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court

The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court.

WEKU

Alito linked to Moore v. Harper law firm

Alito has a close relationship with Charles Cooper, whose law firm is representing petitioners in the pivotal case

Salon

Noah Feldman: The Supreme Court just stood up for electoral democracy

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court firmly rejected the so-called independent state legislature theory. This bizarre theory would have allowed renegade legislators to violate their state constitutions in setting rules for federal elections — allowing them to hijack elections for U.S. Congress and even the presidency.

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Alito wife's deal raises ethics concerns

Alito’s wife has an agreement to receive nearly a quarter of the oil and gas sales from the lease

Salon

Inside Justice Alito's WSJ pre-buttal

The Journal editorial page accused ProPublica of misleading readers in a story that hadn’t yet been published

Salon

Profs rip Alito for demanding safe space

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

Salon

‘Conservative justices? Yeah, in what way?’ Key senator on a supreme court in thrall to special interests

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

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Justice Alito’s undisclosed fishing trip brings more discredit to the Supreme Court

Americans want the Supreme Court to be the place where justices dispassionately and thoughtfully rule on cases that affect their lives. The latest reporting by ProPublica undermines that confidence even further.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump says US government has 'vital role' opposing abortion, won't say if he backs national ban

Former President Donald Trump said the federal government should play a “vital role” opposing abortion but again failed to provide specifics on what national restrictions he would support if elected to the White House again

The Independent UK

A year after Roe’s fall, fears of US abortion bans become reality

Many states have passed restrictions, and inequalities along racial and economic lines have widened – but there is hope

The Guardian - US

"Shady and corrupt" ACB real estate deal

"Endless drip" of Supreme Court dealings "underscores the need for reform," group says

Salon

Chief Justice John Roberts on track to write 2nd-fewest opinions in 2022-2023 term

United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has authored two of the 36 opinions for the 2022-2023 term as of June 16, 2023, which is the fewest authored opinions of all justices. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett have authored five, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown…

Ballotpedia

Why GOP justices are so whiny

The Federalist Society keeps SCOTUS judges in a perpetually whiny state

Salon

Wall Street Journal defends Alito op-ed, blasting ProPublica’s ethics investigation as ‘political assault’

Editorial board calls latest investigative report into Supreme Court ethics a ‘non-scandal built on partisan spin’

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Modi White House visit: Joe Biden says both US and India ‘cherish freedom’ and human rights – as it happened

US president and Indian leader held press conference at White House; Bernie Sanders joins several Democrats and human rights groups in criticising Modi

Reason

Justice Alito Shouldn't Have To Do The Media's Job

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…

The Guardian - US

Alito’s wrongdoing makes a supreme court ethics overhaul an imperative

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

Salon

Leonard Leo has key role in SCOTUS mess

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

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Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court justice faces questions over donor-financed trip

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

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Titan sub search focuses on underwater ‘noises’, Islanders fight gas plan, house prices to rise

More sounds have been heard in the area being searched for the submersible missing in the North Atlantic

The Independent UK

Wall Street Journal under fire for Justice Alito op-ed: ‘This has simply broken my brain’

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

The Independent UK

Justice Alito accepted Alaska resort vacation from GOP donors, report says

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

WEKU

Justice Alito refutes ProPublica report he should have disclosed luxury trip

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.

Fortune

Another Supreme Court Justice besides Clarence Thomas has a secret billionaire benefactor

The latest gifts scandal to rock to the supreme court: The justice accepted a private plane trip to Alaska which would have cost more than $100,000 one way, for a luxury fishing trip hosted by a billionaire.

Axios

Alito defends using "vacant" seat on private jet for Alaska fishing trip

Alito argued he had "followed what I understood to be standard practice" when it came to financial disclosures.

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