Alito: Congress can’t impose code on Supreme Court
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WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, making him the first member of the court to take a public stand against proposals in Co
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, making him the first member of the
Democrats last week pushed Supreme Court ethics legislation through a Senate committee, but the bill’s prospects in the narrowly divided Senate are dim.
Alito became the first justice to speak out on the matter, telling the Wall Street Journal: “No provision in the Constitution gives [lawmakers] the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, making him the first member of the
Congress should stay out of the Supreme Court’s business and stop trying to impose ethics rules on justices and clerks, Justice Samuel Alito said in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal editorial page Friday.
WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, making him the first member of the court to take a public stand against proposals in Co
Saying he knows it's a “controversial view," Alito told Wall Street Journal opinion, "No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period."
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