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Samuel Alito and his wife were the honored guests of a German princess and enjoyed a spot of luxe castle living in 2023: report
The princess called Alito and his wife her "friends" and Alito a "hero," the NYT reported.
Russian yacht trip puts Clarence Thomas back under fire
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for "financial and personal entanglements."
The secret recordings of Alito and Roberts will likely backfire
Secret audio recordings of Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito could create an even more secretive high court, a legal scholar said.
Beyoncé tickets and $2,000 photo albums: Supreme Court justices reveal the gifts they got
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson got four tickets to Beyoncé's "Renaissance World Tour" worth over $3,700, she reported.
Samuel Alito's story about the upside-down flag fiasco isn't fully adding up
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito rejected calls for him to recuse himself from January 6 cases after flags with connections to "Stop the Steal" were flown.
Justice Alito would be disqualified from January 6 cases if he were on a lower court, but SCOTUS's rules are 'merely performative,' expert says
A legal expert says Justice Alito's flag incidents raise concerns about his neutrality in January 6 cases and underscore the limitations of SCOTUS's ethics code.
Supreme Court's Alito blames his wife for displaying pro-Trump symbol at their house
Justice Alito told The New York Times an upside-down American flag flying in his yard was "briefly placed" by his wife.
Supreme Court justices dance around question of whether Trump could pardon himself if he wins reelection
Justice Alito asked whether every president could just pardon themselves right before leaving office.
Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito suggested that laws banning conversion therapy may violate the First Amendment
"It is beyond dispute that these laws restrict speech, and all restrictions on speech merit careful scrutiny," Alito wrote.
Senate Judiciary Committee chair says the Supreme Court's new code of conduct lacking any enforcement mechanism 'falls short'
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin made the statement Monday evening hours after the Supreme Court announced the agreement.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says it would be a 'good idea' for the Supreme Court to institute an ethics code
"There's unanimity among all nine justices that we should and do hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards possible," Barrett said on Monday.
Alito: Recusing from cases involving former employees, colleagues, and long-time acquaintances would 'distort' the Supreme Court's work
The statement came after senators called for him to recuse himself from a case for letting an attorney linked to an upcoming case interview him twice.
Justice Elena Kagan publicly contradicts Alito, says Congress can pass SCOTUS ethics reforms
Kagan stressed that she was not directly responding to Alito, but it is very clear she holds a different view.
Senate Democrats accuse Justice Samuel Alito of violating Supreme Court ethics rules with WSJ interview, demand recusal in linked tax case
The senators argue that Alito's comments on a Democratic-led SCOTUS ethics bill create the "appearance of impropriety," violating ethics guidelines.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gives a middle finger to Congress: 'No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court — period.'
The statement comes after months of news reports of ethical impropriety by members of the high court.
A federal judge harshly criticized the Supreme Court's recent ethics scandals in a NYT essay: 'What in the world has happened'
"If reports are true," wrote senior US District Judge Michael Ponsor in a New York Times essay, "some of our justices are, sadly, letting us down."
Dick Durbin slams Roberts for failing to make sure SCOTUS doesn't have the 'lowest ethical standards'
"I'm sorry to see Chief Justice Roberts end the term without taking action on the ethical issues plaguing the Court," Durbin said.
AOC urges Congress to consider 'subpoenas' if Chief Justice Roberts won't testify about SCOTUS gift scandal
Roberts has declined to testify before the Senate about ethical issues surrounding the court, citing the risk it would pose to separation of powers.
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leased a plot of land to an oil and natural gas company while the judge was weakening the powers of the Environmental Protection Agency, report says
In the lease, Martha Ann Bomgardner Alito would earn 3/16ths of the money generated from inherited land if it were to produce any fossil fuels.