Justices Cheered

[George K]

The Associated (with Democrats) Press reports:

Justices cheered at conservative group’s anniversary dinner

By MARK SHERMAN

Four of the five Supreme Court justices who overturned the constitutional right to abortion showed up at the conservative Federalist Society’s black-tie dinner marking its 40th anniversary.

Justice Samuel Alito got a long, loud ovation Thursday night from a crowd of 2,000 people, most in tuxedos and gowns, when another speaker praised his opinion in June that overturned Roe v. Wade, long a target of judicial conservatives.

At a moment when opinion surveys show that Americans think the court is becoming more political and give it dismal approval ratings, the justices turned out to celebrate the group that helped then-President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans move the American judiciary, including the Supreme Court, to the right.

The Federalist Society has no partisan affiliation and takes no position in election campaigns, but it is closely aligned with Republican priorities, including the drive to overturn Roe.

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Constitutional right to abortion? Really, Mr. Sherman?

Interesting turns of the phrase in this "reporting," by the way.

[Mik]

It would be interesting to see a survey of what functions various justices attended during their tenure. It would be difficult to avoid such that did not have one point of view or another.

[taiwan_girl]

I guess i dont understand why the need to attend for any justice.

If Supreme Court judges attended a Planned Parenthood dinner, I would have the same reaction.

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in Justices Cheered:

I guess i dont understand why the need to attend for any justice.

If Supreme Court judges attended a Planned Parenthood dinner, I would have the same reaction.

I agree, but I think the comparison of The Federalist Society to Planned Parenthood is a bit off.

Also, I'm not sure there exists a left-wing equivalent of the Federalist Society.