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Alito warns Congress can ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court
Justice Samuel Alito, speaking to the Federalist Society on Thursday, warned against any potential congressional action to defund the Supreme Court as he defended the importance of an independent judiciary. “Congress can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court and stop everything from happening if they want to defund their activities. And there are…
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Source context: Justice Samuel Alito, speaking to the Federalist Society on Thursday, warned against any potential congressional action to defund the Supreme Court as he defended the importance of an independent judiciary. “Congress can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court and stop everythin…
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Justice Samuel Alito said the courts are the least powerful branch, then went after lower-court judges for ruling against presidents’ policies.
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Justice Samuel Alito, speaking to the Federalist Society on Thursday, warned against any potential congressional action to defund the Supreme Court as he defended the importance of an independent judiciary. “Congress can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court and stop everything from happening if they want to defund their activities. And there are…
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Summary Justice Samuel Alito warned that Congress “can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court” through its control of the court’s funding. Alito spoke to Federalist Society members on Thursday, just more than a week after Democrats gained majorities in Congress and some members have issued subpoena threats to justices. “Congress can turn off...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warns that Congress has the power to defund the high court and grind its operations to a halt.
The conservative justice argued that the judiciary is the weakest of the three branches of government.
