Justice Samuel Alito wrote Wednesday that he is “stunned” by the majority’s failure to call out a lower court’s “judicial
Justice Alito is “stunned” by the majority’s failure to call out a lower court’s “judicial hubris” in the case considering the Trump admin’s foreign aid spending freeze.
The justice and his allies want to treat the foreign-aid case like an everyday spat over the terms of a government contract. It couldn't be more different.
The Supreme Court refused to let President Donald Trump freeze billions in foreign aid. In his dissent, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that he was “stunned” that the court would not allow Trump’s order to stand,
Justice Samuel Alito's dissent was a platform to vent about his views of judicial overreach — while engaging in some himself.
Constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz said Wednesday evening that Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s dissent in the Supreme Court’s ruling in a case involving an effort to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid payments is right “on the merits.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has joined Chief Justice John Roberts as the "conservative" members of the Supreme Court most likely to side with its liberal wing. The most recent example was this week when Roberts and Barrett joined with Justices Sonia Sotomayor,
President Donald Trump is sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during his inauguration ceremony as the 47th president in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington on Monday morning, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
Barrett and Roberts have signaled a willingness to act, at least at times, as a check on Trump's efforts to expand his power.
While President Donald Trump was shaking hands down the aisle, exiting the House chamber after his address last night, network cameras caught him as he turned to Chief Justice John Roberts, patted him on the back,