• The Supreme Court said there is no suggestion Justice Samuel Alito violated ethics standards after a former anti-abortion activist alleged Alito may have told people the outcome of a 2014 decision before it was published, according to a letter responding to a pair of Democratic lawmakers who inquired about the matter.
• “There is nothing to suggest that Justice Alito’s actions violated ethics standards. Relevant rules balance preventing gifts that might undermine public confidence in the judiciary and allowing judges to maintain normal personal friendships,” wrote Ethan Torrey, an attorney for the court.

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