“Justices Sotomayor and Barrett Say the Supreme Court Remains Collegial; In an appearance recorded 10 days after the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked in May, both maintained that relations on the court were warm and respectful”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
And Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press reports that “High court’s Sotomayor, Barrett try to persuade each other.”
“Alito dismisses foreign criticism of Supreme Court’s abortion ruling; Speaking last week at a conference, the conservative Supreme Court justice also offered a robust defense of religious liberty”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.
John Fritze of USA Today reports that “Justice Alito dismisses criticism from global leaders of Supreme Court decision overturning Roe; Speaking in Rome, Justice Alito stressed the importance of religious freedom; A court watchdog questioned whether he was inviting additional religion-based lawsuits.”
Bevan Hurley of The Independent (UK) reports that “Justice Alito taunts Boris Johnson and Prince Harry for opposing his Roe ruling, saying outgoing PM ‘paid the price’; Justice Alito drew laughter from a conservative audience as he made fun of global outrage at his opinion to overturn Roe v Wade.”
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Alito Decries ‘Hostility to Religion’ in First Public Remarks Since Abortion Decision.”
Ariane de Vogue of CNN reports that “Samuel Alito mocks foreign critics of repealing Roe v. Wade in Rome speech on religious liberty.”
Devin Dwyer of ABC News reports that “Justice Alito mocks Prince Harry and other foreign critics of abortion decision; Justices Sotomayor and Barrett appear publicly in bid to show unity.”
Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Alito mocks foreign critics of Supreme Court abortion ruling; The conservative justice made the comments during a surprise visit as a keynote speaker at a religious freedom conference in Rome.”
And Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service reports that “Alito mocks foreign leaders for criticizing overturn of Roe v. Wade; The conservative justice took a victory lap overseas with choice words for his critics.”
“Lengthier opinions and shrinking cohesion: Indications for the future of the Supreme Court.” Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman have this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito mocks foreign critics of abortion ruling”: Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report.
“Justices With Facial Hair: Justice Alito joins Justice Scalia as the only modern Justice with a beard.” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”
“Can wedding venues deny LGBTQ couples? Michigan Supreme Court will soon decide.” Rose White of MLive has this report.
“2022 Religious Liberty Summit: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.” Notre Dame Law School has posted this video on YouTube.
The law school has also issued a news release titled “U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivers keynote address at 2022 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome.”
In related news, Justice Alito is now sporting a beard.
“U.S. Justice Dept probing cyber breach of federal court management system”: Sarah N. Lynch and Nate Raymond of Reuters have this report.
“Is 3M earplug bankruptcy the beginning of the end of mass tort MDLs?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post.
“Biden’s judicial appointees by far the most diverse, ABA says”: Karen Sloan of Reuters has this report.
