"Alito is the Supreme Court’s most unrelenting Republican partisan — a reliable vote for whatever outcome is preferred by the GOP’s right wing, regardless of whether there is any legal support for that position. Alito isn’t simply a bad judge; he is the negation of law, frequently embracing claims that even intellectual leaders within the conservative movement find risible."

~ Ian Milhiser

#Alito #SamuelAlito #SupremeCourt #corruption #LawandOrder

https://www.vox.com/scotus/350339/samuel-alito-republican-party-scotus

The Republican Party's man inside the Supreme Court

Justice Samuel Alito brings no vision and no unique insights to his job — other than unrelenting loyalty to the GOP.

^{Ian Millhiser (Vox)}

As with all of her postings, everything Heather Cox Richardson says today deserves attention. She opens by noting that the Dow Jones closed above 40,000 for the first time in history. But "in comparison to the breathless coverage of the stock market during Trump’s administration, this milestone is getting very little coverage."

#Biden #Trump #economy #SupremeCourt #SamuelAlito #Jan6
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-17-2024

May 17, 2024

Yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 40,000 but then dropped back below it; today it closed above 40,000 for the first time in history, ending the day at 40,003.59.

^{Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)}

"Friends of the Court," ProPublica's investigation into Supreme Court justices' beneficial relationships with billionaire donors, has been awarded the #Pulitzer Prize for Public Service!

Here are the highlights from the reporting (THREAD)

#News #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #HarlanCrow #Law #Journalism