Alito warns Congress could 'turn off the lights' at Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, speaking to the Federalist Society on Thursday, warned against any potential congressional action to defund the Supreme Court as he defended the importance of an independent judiciary. “Congress can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court and stop everything from happening if they want to defund their activities. And there are many, many, many other things that they can do, or at least try to do,” Alito said. “So, it is important to preserve the independence of the judiciary,” he added. “If that is eliminated, then the Constitution as adopted in 1789 will…
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