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Alito warns against congressional Supreme Court meddling, says some lower court judges ‘have gone far astray’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned that Congress could use its control over the court’s funding to disrupt its operations, and urged protection of judicial independence. He said that if the judiciary lost that independence, the Constitution would no longer be as it was adopted in 1789.
Alito also criticised some lower court judges, saying they had made mistakes and, in some cases, gone too far in using their powers to obstruct presidential policies. The US Constitution protects federal judges’ pay from being reduced while they remain in office, but the article notes that it does not prevent Congress from cutting court funding. Alito has served on the Supreme Court since 2006.
In short
- Alito says Congress could disrupt the Supreme Court by cutting its funding.
- He argues judicial independence is vital to the Constitution.
- He says some lower court judges have overstepped their powers.