SCOTUS

Supreme Court’s Alito Rejects Calls To Recuse In 2020 Election-Related Cases

May 31, 2024

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito rejected requests from Democratic lawmakers to recuse himself from two cases: one involving Donald Trump’s bid for immunity from prosecution and the other concerning a charge related to the Capitol attack. Reports had surfaced about contentious flags flown outside his homes. In two letters to congressional Democrats, Alito clarified that…
Americans Divided As SCOTUS Weighs Abortion Pill Access

May 20, 2024

Americans remain divided on whether women should see a doctor in person before receiving abortion pills, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering whether to reimpose this restriction on medication abortion. However, broad bipartisan majorities oppose allowing states with abortion bans to block access to the procedure in emergency…
White House Urges SCOTUS To Reject Case Over F-35 Sales To South Korea

May 16, 2024

The Biden administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by international deals broker Blenheim Capital, alleging exclusion from a multibillion-dollar transaction involving South Korea’s purchase of F-35 fighter jets and a satellite. The U.S. Justice Department presented the Biden White House’s views on the case in a filing on Tuesday, as…

Americans Divided As SCOTUS Weighs Abortion Pill Access