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Raskin calls for Alito to recuse himself from Trump case

In a statement Thursday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, called on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from President-elect Trump's hush money criminal case. In his claim, Raskin said that Alito “just hours” before Trump's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to intervene to halt the criminal conviction […]

Alito confirms call with Trump; says emergency order not discussed 

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted a phone call with President-elect Trump on Wednesday, saying he also did not discuss the president's emergency application to block a future ruling in his hush-money case in New York. “One of my former law clerks, William Levi, asked me to answer a call from President-elect Trump regarding my […]

Justice Alito plans to remain on Supreme Court, resisting pressure to step aside

Justice Samuel Alito has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court anytime soon, according to a person close to the justice. told the Wall Street JournalThat prompted speculation among some Republican leaders that Alito, 74, could vacate his seat to make room for a younger, more conservative jurist. The brakes were put on hold. […]

Trump’s election sparks retirement talk for Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor

President-elect Trump's victory in the White House has sparked a similar battle between conservatives and liberals over whether the Supreme Court's oldest justice should retire. Trump's election has raised public expectations that two of the court's leading conservatives, Justice Clarence Thomas (76) and Justice Samuel Alito (74), will resign. The next Republican-controlled Senate may be […]

The callous injustice of Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito 

As someone who has closely followed the Richard Glossip case, I approached it last week.Oral argument I went to the Supreme Court with high expectations. I expected the justices to show they understood the gravity of this moment. After all, Glossip is on death row inmateand he shouldn't be. Oklahoma State agrees. that make concessions […]