The justices are increasingly operating by the sheer force of raw power. That should trouble us allWe’re supposed to believe that it was about a job interview. On Tuesday, president-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone with supreme court Justice Samuel Alito; the call came just a few hours before Trump’s attorneys petitioned the supreme court to put a stop to his criminal sentencing, scheduled for this Friday, in a New York state court.Alito insists that this was all perfectly innocent. “William Levi, one of my former law clerks, asked me to take a call from president-elect Trump regarding his qualifications to serve in a government position,” the justice told ABC News after word of the call leaked on Wednesday. Continue reading...
The main conceptual idea of Moira Donegan's article is that the US Supreme Court justices, particularly Samuel Alito, are increasingly exhibiting concerning behaviors that resemble those of former President Donald Trump, specifically prioritizing power and personal connections over impartial justice.
Donegan uses the example of Alito's phone call with Trump, who was facing criminal sentencing, to illustrate this point. Alito's insistence that the call was solely about a job interview, while conveniently overlooking Trump's legal situation, raises serious questions about the Court's impartiality and transparency.
The article suggests that this trend toward power-driven decision-making is eroding public trust in the judicial system and potentially threatening the very foundation of American democracy.
The main conceptual idea of Moira Donegan's article is that the US Supreme Court justices, particularly Samuel Alito, are increasingly exhibiting concerning behaviors that resemble those of former President Donald Trump, specifically prioritizing power and personal connections over impartial justice. Donegan uses the example of Alito's phone call with Trump, who was facing criminal sentencing, to illustrate this point. Alito's insistence that the call was solely about a job interview, while conveniently overlooking Trump's legal situation, raises serious questions about the Court's impartiality and transparency. The article suggests that this trend toward power-driven decision-making is eroding public trust in the judicial system and potentially threatening the very foundation of American democracy.
