Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 74, became the talk of the internet after asking about how PornHub compared to Playboy Magazine during a hearing on Wednesday regarding Texas H.B. 1181.
The New York City Bar Association recently issued a lengthy report calling for a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the Supreme Court, which we helped co-author. But one need look no further than the perversely disparate treatment of two federal judges to appreciate the urgent need for reform.
The federal government cannot commandeer state government to carry out federal responsibilities like immigration enforcement.
When President Donald Trump fired at least 12 inspectors general without notifying Congress as required by law, it was only partly about the inspectors.
The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free speech protections prevent prosecution.
In his frenetic first week back at the White House, President Donald Trump allowed immigration raids at schools, sidelined federal employees focused on diversity and ended civil rights investigations into book bans.
At the inaugural luncheon head table, Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, as chair of the congressional inaugural committee, engaged Trump in an animated conversation for most of the meal. Eventually Vice President JD Vance joined in, and Melania Trump occasionally as well.