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William Lindsey :toad: · @wdlindsy
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The New Republic - Samuel Alito Is Wrong and Arrogant—and Must Be Reined In

"[Alito] says Congress has no authority to regulate the Supreme Court. The Constitution he allegedly reveres says otherwise. A lot. …

Wrong on the facts, wrong on the history, on the wrong side of honesty and ethical standards, Justice Alito and his colleagues need to be reined in."

~ Norman J. Ornstein

newrepublic.com/article/175403

#alito #supremecourt #corruption #ethics #constitution

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Philip Cardella · @philip_cardella
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The New Republic - Samuel Alito Is Wrong and Arrogant—and Must Be Reined In

newrepublic.com/article/175403

One of the better take downs of . My only quibble is the use of the phrase "reigned in". Reigned in suggests regaining control of a horse.

Alito needs to be removed and prosecuted.

#alito #scotus #uspol #politics

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MattMcNeilShow · @MattMcNeilShow
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HuffPost - Samuel Alito Won’t Take Himself Off Case Involving Lawyer Who Interviewed Him For Flattering Articles

It's clear with and that all you have to do is buy them nice vacations, wine and dine them, and pander/compliment them like you're trying to score, and you'll get at least 2 judges ruling for you every time! huffpost.com/entry/alito-recus

#alito #thomas #SCOTUS

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William Lindsey :toad: · @wdlindsy
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But they are totally silent about the growing perception of the public that the Supreme Court, dominated by a right-wing Catholic bloc, is morally compromised and even corrupt — just as they are silent about the cruel anti-immigrant stunts of Catholic governors DeSantis and Abbott.

The disparity is noteworthy, isn't it?


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#supremecourt #alito #ethics #corruption #catholic

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William Lindsey :toad: · @wdlindsy
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As Reuters reports, Supreme Court Justice Alito has refused to recuse himself from "a tax case that involves an attorney who interviewed him for a newspaper article and helped him "air his personal grievances."

A reminder: Alito is Catholic. So is Thomas. So is Roberts, who refuses to hold either justice accountable for unethical behavior.

The US Catholic bishops have rattled their sabers at Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden.


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theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/0

#supremecourt #alito #ethics #corruption

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jackhutton · @jackhutton
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The Washington Post - Alito will not recuse in case involving lawyer who interviewed him

#corrupt #alito #SCOTUS

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Nonilex · @Nonilex
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The interviews prompted Democratic lawmakers, including Senator Richard J. , the chairman of the Committee, to urge Justice to step aside when the court hears the case in the coming term, saying that they cast doubt on his ability to be an .

#durbin #senate #judiciary #alito #impartial #arbiter #courtreform #corruption #judicalethics #law #legal

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Snarky Oddball · @rebel_mememaw
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Check this: Alito rejecting a call from Sen Durbin to recuse himself.

twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1700

#alito #scotus

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U.S. Politics in Real Time · @uspolitics
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TPM – Talking Points Memo - Sen. Whitehouse Asks Roberts To Do Something, Anything About Alito

#whitehouse #roberts #alito #supremecourt #judicialoversight #accountability #politics #news

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ZhiZhu · @ZhiZhu
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Open media

"Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said recent public comments by “appear to violate several canons of judicial , including standards the has long applied to itself”...

“At the end, Justice Alito is the beneficiary of his own improper opining.... improperly using one’s office to further a personal interest: a justice obstructing a congressional investigation that implicates his own conduct.”
theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/0

#alito #ethics #supremecourt #SCOTUS #Corruption #usa #News #nopaywall

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petersuber · @petersuber
4914 followers · 1432 posts · Server fediscience.org

@jonberger
Yes. But it's esp hard to take from , who goes out of his way to characterize his opinions as legal, not political, and principled, not ideological.

#scotus #alito

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petersuber · @petersuber
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Justia Law - Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. ___ (2020)

I just found this bit of history. Only 2 yrs earlier overturned a precedent that liked (about non-unanimous jury verdicts). He dissented: "The doctrine of 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 [to follow precedent] gets rough treatment in today’s decision. Lowering the bar for overruling our precedents, [the] majority casts aside an important and long-established decision with little regard for the enormous reliance the decision has engendered."
supreme.justia.com/cases/feder

#alito #law #precedent #abortion #scotus

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petersuber · @petersuber
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In 2022 wrote the majority opinion in v. Jackson, overturning v. Wade, a precedent then 50 yrs old and repeatedly upheld.
supreme.justia.com/cases/feder

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#scotus #precedent #abortion #roe #dobbs #alito

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Xerophile · @xerophile
1265 followers · 34069 posts · Server union.place

@heidilifeldman @Dahlialith It’s a devastating, spot-on piece. There must be a way to broadly call out the right wing’s “we’re the *real* victims here” m.o. The is the Party of Personal Responsibility™️ for everyone but themselves. Manipulative, mewling, privileged, “poor us!” bullies. It’s infuriating and insidious.

“You see, it’s not him. It’s you. You’re making the justices fly on private flights. Look what you made him do.”

#gop #SCOTUS #thomas #USPol #DeathPenalty #abortion #alito #dobbs

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ProPublica · @ProPublica
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ProPublica - Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed Real Estate Deal With Harlan Crow and Discloses Private Jet Flights

Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed Deal With Harlan Crow and Discloses Private Jet Flights
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The new filing comes after ProPublica’s reporting on the justice’s beneficial relationship with the billionaire GOP megadonor. Thomas also reported three private jet trips provided by Crow.

propublica.org/article/clarenc

#RealEstate #supremecourt #clarencethomas #harlancrow #SCOTUS #courts #transparency #alito #samuelalito #News

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Nonilex · @Nonilex
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also acknowledged prior mistakes & in past reports, involving , a & the name of his wife’s () real estate co.

Filings from & Samuel were made public Thurs, months later than those of their colleagues at the high court, bc the 2 justices had requested 90-day extensions.

#thomas #omissions #bankaccounts #lifeinsurancepolicy #ginnithomas #clarencethomas #alito #scotus #judicialethics #law #legal #scotusstench #corruption #boughtandpaidfor #scotusrulings4sale

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Mike Reader · @mreader
139 followers · 619 posts · Server mas.to

#reform #propublica #law #judges #courts #ethics #ginsburg #sotomayor #paulsinger #harlancrow #gorsuch #RobertsCourt #alito #clarencethomas #supremecourt #scotus

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Stanley Nerdlinger · @SNerd
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It’s a good thing all those undeclared gifts, vacations and trips Justices and have been receiving over the years are not taxable or they’d really be screwed. Oh wait. I’m being told they DID have to declare them as gifts on their tax returns.

#thomas #alito #scotus

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Nonilex · @Nonilex
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The vote was 5 to 4, w/ & Justice joining the court’s 3 liberal members — Justices Sonia , Elena & — to form a majority.

Justices , Samuel , Neil & Brett noted . Like the justices in the majority, they did not explain their reasoning.

#chiefjustice #johnroberts #amyconeybarrett #sotomayor #kagan #ketanjibrownjackson #clarencethomas #alito #gorsuch #kavanaugh #dissents #ghostguns #guncontrol #massshootings #law #legal #doj #justice #scotus

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Steve Dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
145 followers · 3453 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

#senate #democrats #alito #recused #supremecourt #ethics #tax

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