Lauren Ban | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US
Legal counsel for the US Supreme Court Monday defended Justice Samuel Alito and his wife from allegations of outside influence raised by members of Congress. In a November 20 letter, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representative Henry Johnson (D-GA) questioned whether Alito was in any way influenced by or gave advance notice to a right-wing organization regarding a 2014 ruling in a case concerning contraceptives. Whitehouse and Johnson sent the letter after a New York Times report revealed the right-wing organization, Faith and Action, sought to influence Alito and gain advance knowledge of the court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.
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