{"id":2022805,"date":"2023-09-05T21:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T01:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-seeking-to-investigate-justice-alito-for-stating-congress-cannot-regulate-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T21:28:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T01:28:34","slug":"senator-seeking-to-investigate-justice-alito-for-stating-congress-cannot-regulate-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-seeking-to-investigate-justice-alito-for-stating-congress-cannot-regulate-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator wants to probe Justice Alito&#8217;s statement on Congress&#8217; inability to regulate Supreme Court."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-seeking-to-investigate-justice-alito-for-stating-congress-cannot-regulate-supreme-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022805&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.senate.gov\/news\/release\/whitehouse-lodges-ethics-complaint-against-supreme-court-justice-samuel-alito#_ftn1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Sheldon\u00a0Whitehouse<\/a> (D-R.I.) has called for an investigation into Justice Samuel Alito&#8217;s alleged violation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-ginni-thomas-wants-to-set-the-record-straight-on-january-6\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Ginni Thomas Wants To Set the Record Straight on January 6\">judicial ethics<\/a>.\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/justice-samuel-alito-says-congress-cannot-regulate-supreme-court-5430396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Alito<\/a> \u2062 recently\u2063 made\u200b controversial comments \u200dabout Supreme Court ethics, stating that Congress does not have the authority to regulate the Supreme Court.\u2062\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    This statement by Justice Alito came after\u2062 the Senate Judiciary\u2062 Committee approved a Democrat-backed Supreme Court ethics\u2062 reform bill.<br \/>\n\u2063\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/how-justice-ends-5485939\">How \u200dJustice \u2064Ends<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/5\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/how-justice-ends-5485939\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/justice-clarence-thomas-discloses-gifts-from-billionaire-harlan-crow-5484239\">Justice Clarence\u2063 Thomas \u200cDiscloses Gifts From Billionaire Harlan Crow<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/justice-clarence-thomas-discloses-gifts-from-billionaire-harlan-crow-5484239\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    \u200b  Sen. Whitehouse \u200dhas submitted a letter to Chief Justice \u2064John Roberts, urging him to investigate Justice Alito&#8217;s acceptance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomas-responds-to-accusations-about-undisclosed-gifts-amid-outcry\/\" title=\"Clarence Thomas responds to accusations about undisclosed gifts amid outcry\">undisclosed gifts<\/a> \u200band his public comments on the ethics reform \u200cbill.\u2063\n  <\/div>\n<p>    \u2064   Sen. Whitehouse stated, &#8220;In \u2064the worst case facts may reveal, Justice Alito was involved in an organized campaign to block congressional action with regard\u200b to a matter in which he has a personal stake.&#8221;<br \/>\n \u200d\n  <\/p>\n<h2>Whitehouse\u2019s Ethics Complaint<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    Sen. Whitehouse&#8217;s complaint references reports by \u2062ProPublica \u2064and the WSJ interview, highlighting Justice Alito&#8217;s\u200b acceptance of luxury travel and lodging from right-wing billionaires with business before\u2063 the Court.\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    Justice Alito&#8217;s alleged acceptance of gifts \u200cincludes a private jet\u2062 trip to an all-expenses-paid Alaskan fishing vacation and exclusive lodging \u2063organized by right-wing \u200dbillionaires. These gifts were not disclosed as required by federal law.\n  <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) speaks during a congressional hearing in Washington on Feb. 25, 2021.\u2064 (Susan Walsh\/Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    There has been a concerted \u200deffort \u2062from certain groups to change the current structure of \u2063the Supreme Court, with ProPublica being accused of receiving donations from these groups.\n  <\/p>\n<p>    \u2064  Tax documents also reveal that left-wing billionaire financier George Soros&#8217;s \u2064Foundation to Promote Open Society has\u2062 given over \u200c$3 million to ProPublica.\n  <\/p>\n<p>    \u200b  \u2064  Justice Alito refuted ProPublica&#8217;s claims in the WSJ interview, accusing \u200bthe \u2064outlet of\u200d misleading the public.\n  <\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    Sen. Whitehouse emphasized the need for a formal complaint procedure within the Supreme Court and urged Chief Justice Roberts to take action.\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Justices Disclosing Gifts<\/h2>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/justice-clarence-thomas-discloses-gifts-from-billionaire-harlan-crow-5484239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amid \u200bCongress<\/a> demanding increased scrutiny of \u200dSCOTUS judges, Justices Thomas and Alito recently filed disclosure forms detailing gifts and \u200dfacilities undertaken, some previously \u200bundisclosed.<\/p>\n<p>\n    \u2064  Justice Thomas revealed that \u2062GOP donor and billionaire Harlan Crow paid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-the-one-who-has-to-use-paper-straws-kylie-jenner-gets-blasted-for-3-minute-private-jet-trips-to-avoid-traffic\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019m The One Who Has To Use Paper Straws\u2019: Kylie Jenner Gets Blasted For 3-Minute Private Jet Trips To Avoid Traffic\">private jet trips<\/a> for the justice in 2022 to attend an event in Texas and to vacation at his friend\u2019s New York estate.<br \/>\n\u200d\n  <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Supreme Court \u200dAssociate \u2063Justice\u200b Clarence Thomas attends the ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Amy Coney Barrett to\u2062 be the U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice on the\u2064 South\u2063 Lawn of the White House in\u200c Washington on\u200d Oct. 26, 2020. (Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>    \u200d   Justice Thomas&#8217;s disclosure form covers the year 2022 and includes transportation, meals, and lodging provided by Harlan Crow\u200b and the\u2064 Hatch Center.\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<p>    \u200d   Justice Thomas&#8217;s attorney emphasized his client&#8217;s commitment to transparency and adherence to the \u2062law.\n  <\/p>\n<p>    \u2063 Justice Thomas also disclosed flights taken\u200d due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-clarence-thomas-discloses-gifts-from-billionaire-harlan-crow\/\" title=\"Justice Clarence Thomas reveals gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow.\">increased security risks<\/a> following a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-seeking-to-investigate-justice-alito-for-stating-congress-cannot-regulate-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Senator wants to probe Justice Alito's statement on Congress' inability to regulate Supreme Court.\">leaked\u200d draft majority opinion<\/a>.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has urged Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Justice Samuel Alito for alleged violations of judicial ethics. Alito&#8217;s recent comments about Supreme Court ethics prompted the request. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Alito stated that the Supreme Court was not created by Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":2022806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2022805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2022805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2022806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2022805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2022805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2022805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}