Requests pending before the court involve election litigation and Trump’s financial records.
The Supreme Court justice’s remarks before the Federalist Society drew howls from many liberals.
Alito said he was not criticizing officials for their policy decisions — “I’m a judge, not a policymaker” — and said before launching into the speech that he hoped his remarks would not be “twisted or misunderstood.”
The court is reviewing a decision that found part of the law, also known as Obamacare, unconstitutional. The case raises questions about the fate of health insurance for millions of Americans.
Observers view Republicans’ challenge as weaker than those brought previously, but the addition of conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett may be a factor in the case’s outcome.
Catholic agency wants waiver from Philadelphia’s policy that would force it to work with same-sex couples.
The court’s decisions have moved in one direction until now, but a new majority could mark a change.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett made her debut Monday via telephone.
Chief Justice Roberts appears to prevail in all, but how much longer will he play a pivotal role?
The court indicated, though, that the issue in Pennsylvania could be reviewed after the election.
Some observers question whether the 2000 decision could play a role in the litany of voting disputes reaching the high court this election cycle.
The vote was 5 to 3, with the court’s liberals in dissent.
President Trump’s third nominee secured her seat on the court with only Republican votes.
The president’s first-term judicial legacy, primarily engineered by Sen. Mitch McConnell and his singular focus on the courts, culminates Monday with the expected confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
The Alaska Republican, who had said the Senate should not vote on a new justice so close to the election, said she wouldn’t hold her opposition to the process against Barrett.
The nominee refused to say at confirmation hearing whether the landmark same-sex marriage case was properly decided. But a pending case could make views more transparent.
Lower courts had said that local jurisdictions that want to offer accommodation to the elderly and disabled should be able to do so.
The 22-member Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on President Trump’s nominee, who was expected to win approval on a party-line vote.
The court’s action carried outsize importance because of Pennsylvania’s pivotal role in the presidential election.
The Trump administration asked the court to intervene in both cases because lower courts have ruled against its policies.
