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Alito: Overturning Roe v. Wade took ‘courage’ from Supreme Court justices
Alito said the ruling overruing Roe v. Wade required courage from the 5 justices in the majority after the draft opinion was leaked.
- On Friday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said in a CBS News interview that the 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, "required courage" from the justices in the majority.
- The leak of his draft opinion in May 2022 prompted this courage, Alito said, because it "pinned a target on our backs" and made the majority justices targets for assassination, including a foiled plot against Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
- Describing personal costs, Alito noted he lost friendships over his decisions, mentioning Dobbs as an example; the 76-year-old justice confirmed plans to remain on the bench "for another term."
- Rising threats against the Court led Alito to describe physical harassment as "quite disturbing"; he noted that threat levels for the Court have "gone through the roof" since the current term began.
- Emergency docket applications have surged during President Donald Trump's second term, with Alito rejecting charges that the Court acts politically and asserting, "We are not part of any political movement.
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MS NOW Claims Trump Threatens SCOTUS As It Labels Court As Right-Wing
MS NOW/SnapStream After Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito began his book tour over the weekend with interviews on FOX News and CBS, MS NOW, of course, reacted with some displeasure as former host and now analyst Alex Wagner complained that Alito did not mention Trump as a person who was threatening the court. Both Wagner and State of Play host Peter Alexander did not mention threats against conservative justices, including an assassination atte…
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right11Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution65% Right
Bias Distribution
- 65% of the sources lean Right
65% Right
L 18%
C 17%
R 65%
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