Alito’s Journal column, bluntly headlined “ProPublica Misleads Its Readers,” was an unusual public venture by a Supreme Court justice into the highly opinionated realm of a newspaper editorial page. ProPublica published its story on Alito just before midnight on Tuesday, about five hours after the Journal published Alito’s column. The longtime head of the Federalist Society, Leo helped Alito win confirmation to the Supreme Court. “Neither charge is valid,” the justice wrote preemptively. “It’s pretty rinky-dink for a Supreme Court justice to use journalism ethics against journalists,” he said.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 22, 2023 02:46 UTC