All Six Conservative Supreme Court Justices Attended Trump’s Dinner With King Charles
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- All six conservative Supreme Court justices attended President Trump’s state dinner honoring King Charles, while none of the three liberal justices were present, highlighting a partisan divide in attendance.
- Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.’s message about the court avoiding political splits contrasts with the attendance pattern, where all Republican appointees attended and all Democratic appointees did not.
- The court released a decision striking down Louisiana’s congressional districts as a racial gerrymander, with the six justices who attended the dinner in the majority and the three absent justices dissenting.
- The court also heard arguments on whether Mr. Trump can revoke humanitarian deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians, amid Mr. Trump’s recent public criticism of some conservative justices for rulings against his policies.
- President Trump specifically criticized Justices Gorsuch and Barrett, both his appointees, calling them an “embarrassment to their families” after they joined liberal justices in opposing parts of his tariffs program.
