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Justice Alito Criticizes Majority for Overreach in Ruling on Trump Administration

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold a lower court's decision requiring the Trump administration to reinstate $2 billion in foreign aid payments that had been frozen since January 20.
Justice Samuel Alito expressed his dissent, questioning the power of a single district-court judge to compel such payments and criticized the ruling as a most unfortunate misstep.
Constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz supported Alito's dissent, agreeing that one judge should not enjoin executive actions while emphasizing the importance of checks and balances.
The ruling sends a message to the Trump administration about respecting Supreme Court decisions, with Alito asserting that five justices are indicating their involvement in these matters.

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Alito's ominous USAID dissent overshadows the win

In a 5-4 decision , the US Supreme Court disparaged Trump’s claim that presidents can do whatever they ...

27 days ago·United States

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Techdirt

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Alito “Stunned” By Court Exercising Judicial Power He Championed & Expanded Just Months Ago

Here's a puzzle: When does a Supreme Court justice believe courts can review executive branch decisions? The answer, at least for Justice Alito, appears to be "whenever a Democrat is president, but only then." There is plenty of commentary making the rounds regarding yesterday’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision confirming that of course a judge can…

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Justice Alito Says He Is ‘Stunned’ By Majority’s Failure To Crack Down On ‘Judicial Hubris’ Targeting Trump Admin

by Katelynn Richardson at CDN - Justice Samuel Alito wrote Wednesday that he is “stunned” by the majority’s failure to call out a lower court’s “judicial hubris” in the case considering the Trump administration’s foreign aid spending freeze. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court declined to block U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s order requiring the … Click to read the rest HERE-> Justice Alito Says He Is ‘Stunned’ By Majority’s Failure To Crack Dow…

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'Stunned': Justice Alito melts down as colleagues buck Trump

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, Law & Crime reported Wednesday. The court issued a 5-4 ruling denying the Trump administration’s request to stop an order from a federal judge to pay almost $2 million in foreign aid funding on work that is already done. Alito called the jud…

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Justice Alito Slams Majority for Failing to Rein in 'Judicial Hubris' Against Trump Admin

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Justice Samuel Alito wrote Wednesday that he is “stunned” by the majority’s failure to call out a lower court’s “judicial hubris” in the case considering the Trump administration’s foreign aid spending freeze. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court declined to block U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s order requiring the government to pay $2 billion in foreign aid. Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily paused the order las…

29 days ago·Washington, United States

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