The justice and his allies want to treat the foreign-aid case like an everyday spat over the terms of a government contract. It couldn't be more different.
President Donald Trump offered a cryptic 'thank you' to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 4
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has joined Chief Justice John Roberts as the "conservative" members of the Supreme Court most likely to side with its liberal wing. The most recent example was this week when Roberts and Barrett joined with Justices Sonia Sotomayor,
Justice Samuel Alito's dissent was a platform to vent about his views of judicial overreach — while engaging in some himself.
Barrett and Roberts have signaled a willingness to act, at least at times, as a check on Trump's efforts to expand his power.
Constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz said Wednesday evening that Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s dissent in the Supreme Court’s ruling in a case involving an effort to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid payments is right “on the merits.