Alito says Congress could defund the Supreme Court and halt its operations

Alito says Supreme Court is caught between the president and a Congress that can ‘turn off the lights’

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito expressed concern about Congress’ potential use of the power of the purse against the high court in remarks at an event in Washington, D.C., Thursday night.

Samuel Alito Warns Congress Could 'Turn Off The Lights' At Supreme Court Days After Democrats Win Control

Justice Samuel Alito said the courts are the least powerful branch, then went after lower-court judges for ruling against presidents’ policies.

‘Turn off the lights’: Alito admitsLoaded verb“admits”Admits implies a confession, while Alito was describing a power Congress holds.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? Congress can effectively shut down the Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged Thursday night that Congress has the power to effectively shut down the nation’s highest court, a week after Democrats swept the midterm elections . …

TrumpyLoaded modifier“Trumpy”Labeling the justice by a politician’s name pre-judges him by association rather than by his remarks.More neutral: AlitoDisagree with this highlight? Justice Lets Slip Greatest FearLoaded verb“Lets Slip Greatest Fear”Lets slip implies an accidental revelation of a hidden motive, which the speech does not establish.More neutral: SaysDisagree with this highlight? After Dem Landslide

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has acknowledged that Congress has the power to “turn off the lights” at the nation’s highest court if it decides to defund it. …

Alito Goes After Lower Court Judges Who Dare to RuleLoaded verb“Dare to Rule”It implies the judges were defying a boundary by ruling against Trump, a judgement the coverage does not establish.More neutral: Who Rule Against TrumpDisagree with this highlight? Against Trump

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito thinks that many of the lower court judges were “unjustified” in blocking President Trump’s policies. Alito made the comments at a Federalist Society panel on Thursday. …

Alito warns Congress can ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court

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. …

Alito Warns Congress Has Power to ‘Turn Off the Lights’ at Supreme Court, Defund Activities

‘So, it is important to preserve the independence of the judiciary,’ Alito said.

Justice Samuel Alito Warns Congressional Democrats Have the Ability to 'Turn Off the Lights' for the Supreme Court

The independence of the U.S. Supreme Court could be in jeopardy, Justice Samuel Alito warned Thursday. Alito made no direct mention of the elections in which Democrats took control of

As Dems Ready To Take Power, Alito Warns Of Threats To Judicial ‘Independence’

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is sounding the alarm about potential efforts by a soon-to-be Democrat-run Congress to undermineLoaded verb“to undermine”It presents possible congressional action as a deliberate aim to damage the courts, which the article does not show.More neutral: that could affect the judiciary’s independenceDisagree with this highlight? the judiciary’s longstanding “independence. …

Samuel Alito calls judiciary the ‘least dangerous’ branch of government

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Thursday evening that Alexander Hamilton was right to call the judiciary the “least dangerous” branch of government, arguing that its limited power leaves it especially vulnerable to Congress and the president. …

Alito Warns Congress Can ‘Turn Off the Lights’ at Supreme Court

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 …

Report -- Justice Samuel Alito: 'Congress Can Turn Off the Lights' at SCOTUS in Order to 'Defund Their Activities'

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito reportedly issued a warning Thursday after the Democrat PartyDelegitimizing label“Democrat Party”Deliberate misnaming used as a slight; the party's name is the Democratic Party.More neutral: Democratic PartyDisagree with this highlight? swept the midterms, taking the U.S. House and Senate.

Alito warns against congressional Supreme Court meddlingLoaded verb“meddling”The word implies improper interference, a judgement beyond the fact that Alito warned about congressional action.More neutral: actionDisagree with this highlight?, says some lower court judges 'have gone far astrayDelegitimizing label“have gone far astray”It dismisses some lower court rulings as wrong without evidence, though it is a quoted judgement.More neutral: disagreed with some lower court rulingsThese are Samuel Alito’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?'

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warns that Congress has the power to defund the high court and grind its operations to a halt.

Alito warns Democrats could ‘turn off the lights’ at the Supreme Court by cutting its funding

The conservative justice argued that the judiciary is the weakest of the three branches of government.

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Our republic was founded and is based on three co-equal branches of government: The legislative, the executive, and the judicial. In recent years, the judicial branch has had a major impact, sometimes wandering into activismLoaded verb“wandering into activism”It labels the court’s past rulings as activist without evidence in the description.More neutral: at times ruling in contested waysDisagree with this highlight?, at other times reining in the excesses of the other …