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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told CBS News he thinks criticism of the Supreme Court from political leaders can be "quite damaging." CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson shares her thoughts on the interview and the upcoming docket for the high court as it begins a new term.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gave a rare interview to CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford. He said it is wrong for leaders of both parties to portray the justices as political players.
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with cases on climate change, immigration, voting laws and more on the docket. Ahead of the term, CBS News' Jan Crawford sat down the Justice Samuel Alito. Crawford joins "The Takeout" with her takeaways from the interview.
Justice Samuel Alito sat down with Jan Crawford in a rare interview ahead of the release of his first book, "So Ordered: An Originalist's View of the Constitution, the Court and Our Country." He discussed the future of the Supreme Court, changes in rhetoric from political leaders and more.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, whose new book, "So Ordered: An Originalist's View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country," comes out this week, sat down with CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford. He addressed President Trump's criticisms of the Court and the leak of the draft of his abortion opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Justice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet.
As the Supreme Court is set to start its new term, Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito sat down with CBS News' Jan Crawford in a rare interview ahead of the release of his new book, saying that political attacks aimed at the high court -- most recently by President Trump on his social media platform -- "can be quite damaging."
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he decided to remain on the Supreme Court because he believed he could "still make a valuable contribution." The 76-year-old justice said he expects to reconsider his decision each year. He sat down with CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford in an interview airing Monday.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he doesn't get recognized in public often. "I was recognized much more frequently after my confirmation hearings," he recalled. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford sat down with Alito on the bleachers of the New Jersey baseball field where he played as a boy for an interview airing Monday.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford that increasingly harsh criticism of the court from political leaders can be "quite damaging" to the institution. In an interview airing Monday, Alito said criticism from former President Joe Biden and President Trump has been "very harsh."
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford that he lost friends over his decision in the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, which overturned Roe v. Wade. "It's part of the job that you're going to displease people by making decisions on controversial matters," Alito said in an interview airing Monday.
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.
The U.S. Supreme Court is heading into its busiest time of the year with three dozen decisions expected by July. But with a new children's book out, Justice Neil Gorsuch made time for a rare interview with Jan Crawford.
Sources close to Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas tell CBS News neither is planning to retire this year.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case.
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House puts him in a position to influence the make-up of the Supreme Court and the effects could be felt for decades. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson explains.
Polls show Americans' trust in the Supreme Court has never been lower, especially in light of ethical lapses that lead observers to question the impartiality of the justices.
