Wall Street Journal under fire for Justice Alito op-ed: ‘This has simply broken my brain’ Justice used Murdoch paper to defend 2008 private jet trip to King Salmon Lodge in Alaska The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
Justice Alito accepted Alaska resort vacation from GOP donors, report says Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted a 2008 trip to a luxury fishing lodge in Alaska from two wealthy Republican donors, one of whom repeatedly had interests before the court The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
Justice Alito refutes ProPublica report he should have disclosed luxury trip Justice Samuel Alito says he didn't have to disclose a 2008 luxury trip to Alaska, or the flight on a private jet of hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer who had several cases before the high court. WEKU · Jun 21, 2023
Another Supreme Court Justice besides Clarence Thomas has a secret billionaire benefactor The latest gifts scandal to rock to the supreme court: The justice accepted a private plane trip to Alaska which would have cost more than $100,000 one way, for a luxury fishing trip hosted by a billionaire. Fortune · Jun 21, 2023
Alito defends using "vacant" seat on private jet for Alaska fishing trip Alito argued he had "followed what I understood to be standard practice" when it came to financial disclosures. Axios · Jun 21, 2023
Justice Alito tries to get ahead of damning report about billionaire gifts with defensive Wall Street Journal op-ed Conservative justice defends taking private jet to Alaskan fishing trip with hedge-fund billionaire with business before the court as justices face ongoing ethics questions The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
Senior senators threaten to step up supreme court ethics reform after Samuel Alito revelations – as it happened Alito reportedly accepted seat on private plane owned by Paul Singer; expert says he should have recused himself from Singer cases before the court The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2023
"Beyond parody": Experts slam Alito trip ProPublica asked Alito about the ethics concerns. He ran to the Wall Street Journal to attack their reporting Salon · Jun 21, 2023
Alito took lux trip with GOP billionaire Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself Salon · Jun 21, 2023
Samuel Alito did not declare gifts from billionaire with case before US supreme court Rightwing justice accepted private plane trip to Alaska for luxury fishing trip hosted by Paul Singer in latest gifts scandal The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2023
Paxton tied to troubled businessman Paxton worked to connect Kenny Hansmire with state comptroller, who oversees millions in opioid settlement money Salon · Jun 21, 2023
Justice Alito Preempts ProPublica "Investigative Journalism" "ProPublica has leveled two charges against me. . . . Neither charge is valid." Reason · Jun 21, 2023
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had a secret real estate billionaire benefactor. We just got a look at the other justices’ holdings Sonia Sotomayor's more than $1 million apartment in New York City's West Village was disclosed—and John Roberts's house in Ireland. Fortune · Jun 14, 2023
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Reason · Jun 5, 2023 NYC's Child Protection Agency Lobbying To Weaken Parents' Rights Bill A bill advancing the New York State Assembly would require child welfare agents to inform parents of their legal rights when beginning an investigation of child abuse or neglect.
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023 Chicago police officer dodged 44 traffic tickets by claiming his girlfriend stole his car Jeffrey Kriv, 56, has been charged with felony perjury and forgery charges for the alleged scheme
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The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023 Tennessee mother forced to undergo emergency hysterectomy after being denied life-saving abortion Mayron Hollis was desperate to have a life-saving abortion. But due to Tennessee’s abortion laws, doctors feared they would end up in prison if they carried out the procedure
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