Threat of abrupt Alito and Thomas retirements has conservatives panicked over backlashRepublicans are weighing whether elderly Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito could announce their retirements right after next month’s midterm election, according to Politico, and whether that would help or hurt the party.On one hand, a departure could let President Donald Trump ...Raw Story1d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentSamuel AlitoClarence Thomassupreme court retirement speculation
U.S. Senator Throws Support Behind Sophie Cunningham After Her Blunt Criticism of A'ja Wilson’ Fan ComplaintsSophie Cunningham’s A’ja Wilson criticism earns support from Senator Rick Scott after Riley Gaines praised Fever star’s stance on the issue.Essentially Sports3d agoWhole story →Rick Scott
Rick Scott, Booz Allen Clash Over Venue in Tax Info Leak DisputeSen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) encountered objections to keeping his lawsuit over the leak of his confidential tax information by a Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. employee in a Florida federal district court, with the company arguing there’s no connection to the state.Bloomberg Tax News3d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyscott tax info leak lawsuit
New term sees high court poised to push US to rightWASHINGTON -- The new U.S. Supreme Court term that begins on Monday presents opportunities for its two eldest and most conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, to help push U.S. law further rightward on contentious issues such as gun rights, religion in public schools and voting restrictions.Arkansas Online5d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentsupreme court term begins
Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in yearsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — As one of the Supreme Court’s most stalwart conservative and prolific justices, Clarence Thomas’ views on the biggest cases of the day — from guns to race to religion — are rarely in doubt. Yet when it comes to perhaps the most significant climate change-related case to reach theABC17News.com6d agoWhole story →PlanetClarence Thomassupreme court climate case