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SCOTUS Blocks Mifepristone Challenge, Keeping Abortion Medication Legal for Now
The high court ruled that the challengers to the FDA approval of mifepristone lacked standing to make their case.
Lindsey Graham Blocks Democratic Bill Mandating SCOTUS to Adopt Code of Ethics
Supreme Court justices are currently the only federal judges in the US not bound by an ethics code.
Alito Says SCOTUS Should Push Nation Toward “Godliness” in Secret Recording
One critic described Alito's cavalier expression of his right-wing views as “deeply troubling” for the Supreme Court.
Former Alito Law Clerk Calls on Him to Recuse Following Flags Controversy
Susan Sullivan, who is now a law professor, said Alito's excuses blaming his wife for the flags are irrelevant.
Watchdog: Thomas Accepted More in Gifts Than All Other SCOTUS Members Combined
Since 2004, Clarence Thomas has accepted more than $4 million in donations, much of it undisclosed.
Critics Decry Justice Alito’s Refusal to Recuse on Key Court Cases
The calls for Alito’s recusal come amid reports of pro-Trump flags flying outside of the justice’s homes.
Conservative SCOTUS Justices Give “OK” to Racial Gerrymander in South Carolina
Pundits noted the “disastrous” decision “gives politicians the greenlight to racially gerrymander” elsewhere in the US.
SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito Caught Up in Second Flag Controversy
Several critics say the partisan flags in front of Alito's home should result in his recusal from key cases.
Will Involuntary Homelessness Become a Crime?
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could dramatically criminalize poverty and homelessness nationwide.
Samuel Alito Flew Upside-Down Flag, Symbol of Trump Support, Days After Jan. 6
The appearance of such a charged political symbol in front of a jurist's home is highly unethical, critics have said.