Justice Samuel Alito Notes Congressional Control Over Supreme Court Funding

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told the Federalist Society that the judiciary remains the weakest branch of government due to the legislature’s authority over its operational budget.

Supreme Court could be in jeopardy, Justice Samuel Alito warned Thursday. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito expressed concern about Congress’ potential use of the power of the purse against the high court in remarks at an event in Washington, D.C., Thursday night. Summary Justice Samuel Alito warned that Congress “can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court” through its control of the funding process.

The conservative justice argued that the judiciary is the weakest of the three branches of government.

NBC News reported the story as "Alito says Supreme Court is caught between the president and a Congress that can ‘turn off the lights’." The Western Journal reported the story as "Justice Samuel Alito Warns Congressional Democrats Have the Ability to 'Turn Off the Lights' for the Supreme Court."

4 sources have covered this story, including The Western Journal, NBC News, The Daily Signal and New York Post. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 5 hours ago.