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Samuel Alito warns Congress could ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court
Samuel Alito warns Congress could ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court
Samuel Alito warns Congress could ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court

Published on: 11/13/2026

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Samuel Alito warned that Congress could effectively “turn off the lights” at the Supreme Court by cutting funding needed to operate the nation’s highest court. He made the remarks at the Federalist Society’s Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Samuel Alito is warning about something that sounds dramatic: Congress could essentially “turn off the lights” at the nation’s highest court by withholding money needed for its operations. Alito made the comments while discussing the independence of the Supreme Court at the Federalist Society’s annual Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner.

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