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Supreme Court justices secretly recorded – the legal issues and what they mean for the rest of us

Posing as a “Christian conservative” at the Supreme Court Historical Society’s members-only, black-tie gala, liberal journalist and filmmaker Lauren Windsor secretly recorded her conversations with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito and Alito’s wife, Martha-Ann Alito. The event on June 3, 2024, was not open to journalists.

The Conversation

Alito attacks press for ethics reporting

On a secret recording, Alito complains that reporters just don't like his rulings

Salon

Jimmy Kimmel on Hunter Biden’s conviction: ‘Only 31 felonies away from being the Republican candidate for president’

Late-night hosts discuss Hunter Biden’s conviction for lying on a gun application, Donald Trump’s parole interview and Samuel Alito’s far-right sympathies.

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Lindsey Graham vows to block Democrats’ supreme court ethics bill

Senate Democrats are still working unanimously to move bill forward this week

The Guardian - US

Justice Samuel Alito heard in new audio slamming media for reporting on Supreme Court ethics

‘There are groups that are very well-funded by ideological groups that have spearheaded these attacks,’ Justice Alito claims

The Independent UK

White House won’t rule out commuting Hunter Biden sentence – as it happened

The president has ruled out pardoning his son, but White House press secretary said it was unclear whether Biden would intervene to lessen a sentence length

The Guardian - US

Alito's flags and a path to compromise

The Supreme Court justice denies left and right can compromise — but he's ignoring the obvious and simple solution

Salon

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Supreme Court’s Civil War callback

A stunning historical parallel: Supreme Court injustice, Donald Trump and Jefferson Davis

Salon

US supreme court in ‘crisis of legitimacy’ says AOC at House oversight round table

New York representative and fellow Democrat Jamie Raskin sought to ‘connect the dots’ between dark money and court

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court Secret Recordings Spark Controversy

Liberal activist records conversations with Supreme Court justices, revealing contrasting views on societal issues.

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Alito doubts US right and left can co-exist and wife criticizes Pride flag in secret recording

US supreme court justice and wife, Martha-Ann Alito, made unguarded comments to film-maker posing as conservative

The Guardian - US

Alito's wife wants to protest Pride

Mary-Ann Alito says she wants to send a message to those who hung a Pride flag in her neighborhood

Salon

Experts alarmed at Alito's "confession"

“How is this impartial justice?" questioned former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance

Salon

Hunter Biden conviction shows ‘no one is above the law’, says special counsel – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read our full report on Hunter Biden’s conviction here

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The Independent UK

Martha-Ann Alito: Wife of Supreme Court justice at heart of flag and secret recording controversies

Martha-Ann Alito had kept a relatively low profile since her husband was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2006. But that all chaged last month whenThe New York Times reported that an upside-down American flag favored by election deniers was flown outside the couple’s home

International Business Times

Leaked Audio Reveals Justice Alito's Remarks On Supreme Court Leak Investigation

In a separate recording, Alito's wife is heard addressing a recent controversy over flag displays at their homes in Virginia and New Jersey.

The Independent UK

Wife of Supreme Court justice complains about having to look at a Pride flag in secret recording

Wife of Samuel Alito made the remark during the Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual dinner on June 3 to a liberal activist who was posing as a conservative supporter

Salon

Alito rejects left-right compromise

The judge agreed with a questioner that America must fight to return to a “place of Godliness”

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The Independent UK

Justice Alito ‘agrees’ in secret recording that US should return to ‘place of godliness’

The conservative Supreme Court justice acknowledged that American society was polarized but said that there were differences of opinion on fundamental issues that ‘really can’t be compromised’

Salon

Donald Trump's delusions — and ours

How religious "freedom" has been twisted into an all-out attack on critical thinking and the rule of law

The Independent UK

Beyonce tickets, pricey artwork: All the free stuff Supreme Court justices got last year

Gifts were disclosed as part of justices’ annual reporting requirements

The Independent UK

Justice Thomas raked in staggering $2.4 million in gifts, watchdog says, dwarfing the next highest justice

Fix the Court, the group that released the findings, calculated the total in gifts from January 2004 to December 2023 and said the nine current justices received 344 gifts totaling nearly $3million.

Salon

Former Alito law clerk calls for recusal

The Supreme Court justice has refused calls for him to step aside, blaming his wife for flying an upside-down flag

The Guardian - US

Steve Bannon vows to appeal jail sentence and says order about ‘shutting down the Maga movement’ – as it happened

Far-right strategist and Donald Trump ally was convicted for ignoring a summons from House committee that investigated the January 6 insurrection

The Independent UK

Former Alito neighbor says Supreme Court justice is ‘at worst outright lying’ in his account of upside-down flag fracas

‘At best, he’s mistaken, but at worst, he’s just outright lying,’ Emily Baden told CNN

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