Durbin looks to force Supreme Court ethics bill vote amid Alito controversy
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) plans to try to force a vote Wednesday night on a Democratic-backed Supreme Court ethics bill amid the recent grilling of Justice Samuel Alito and renewed calls for conservative judges to recuse themselves from former President Trump’s immunity lawsuit. Durbin will lead the Judiciary Committee’s Democratic Senators Sheldon […]
Justice Alito’s wife vows revenge for flag controversy in secret recording
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said she wanted to get revenge on controversial people after she and the justice were criticized last month for flying a politically charged flag in their home. “If you come after me, I’m going to give it back to you,” Martha Ann Alito said in a recording […]
Joy Reid says Alito is a 'Fox host on the court' amid ethics controversy
MSNBC host Joy Reid on Monday criticized Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who has faced multiple ethics controversies over potential bias and political affiliation, slamming the judge as an obvious conservative. “We know that Justice Alito is essentially the Fox anchor of the court,” Reid said of the judge, adding that the justice makes little […]
Controversy erupts after questionable UFC stoppage to Cannonier vs. Imavov
Jared Cannonier seems to have been robbed of a big opportunity. The main event of last Saturday night’s UFC on ESPN 57 ended with a controversial stoppage in a high-stakes middleweight bout between Cannonier and opponent Nassoordin Imavov. Imavov rocked Cannonier with a counter right punch in the fourth round of the five-round bout. 🚨 […]
Chief Justice John Roberts flatly rejects Democrat requests pertaining to ginned-up Alito flag controversy
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has no interest in playing the Democratic political game. Last week, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Ind.) Requested Justice Roberts forced Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases “related to the 2020 presidential election” on January 6. Senators have also made clear they want to exclude […]
Chief Justice Roberts Rejects Dem Demands for Meeting About Alito Flag Controversy
Chief Justice John Roberts Rejected Democrats on Thursday requested a meeting about the flag flying on Justice Samuel Alito’s grounds, citing “separation of powers concerns.” Unable to expand the Supreme Court with more liberal justices, Democrats casting Doubts about Justice Alito’s ability to rule impartially The New York Times Two stories published Showing Upside-down American […]
Chief Justice Roberts declines invite meet over Justice Alito flag controversy
Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to confer with Democratic senators about the controversy over the flag that flies outside the home of Chief Justice Samuel Alito. Roberts responded to Democratic senators in a letter on Thursday, writing that he “respectfully declines” an invitation to meet to discuss ethics concerns surrounding Sen. […]
San Francisco City Hall removes ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag after Alito controversy
San Francisco removed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag that flew outside city hall after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was in the spotlight for hanging one himself. On Saturday, city officials swapped the flag with an American one. The city said the “Appeal to Heaven” flag was originally raised on Flag Day in 1964 at […]
Harvard, Stung by Controversy, Adopts Policy of Not Speaking Out
Prompted by recent controversies over anti-Semitism, Harvard University has adopted a new policy not to speak out on public issues that do not directly relate to the university. The new policy was adopted after a “working group” of select faculty convened in April to consider whether the university should speak out on hot-button issues in […]
Controversy erupts after French Open player drills fan with ball
An ugly incident occurred in the opening match of the French Open. Terrence Atmane faced Sebastian Offner on Court 12 in a five-set match. But there was a disturbing moment in the fourth set when Atmane lost his temper after returning Offner’s serve long, drawing the attention of fans. Atmane unleashed a powerful forehand shot […]