May 2023 News, Views
Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative May 2023 news and views
Note: Excerpts are from the authors’ words except for subheads and occasional “Editor’s notes” such as this.
May 2
Top Headlines
- Washington Post, U.S. could default ‘as early as June 1’ if debt limit is not raised, Treasury warns
- New York Times, Is the Debt Limit Constitutional? Biden Aides Are Debating It, Jim Tankersley
- New York Times, Democrats who were planning a strategy to force a debt ceiling increase began taking steps to deploy their secret weapon, Carl Hulse
- Washington Post, With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war
- Washington Post, Senate to hold hearings to highlight ‘reckless’ House GOP debt limit bill
New York Times, Day 4 of the Trump Rape Case: Carroll’s Cross-Examination Is Complete
New York Times, More Than 100,000 Have Fled Sudan to Neighboring Countries
- New York Times, As Signs Point to Counteroffensive, Russia and Ukraine Step Up Attacks
U.S. Supreme Court Ethics Scandals
- Washington Post, Congress can impose a code of conduct on Supreme Court, experts say at hearing
- New York Times, Prominent Retired Judge Calls for Ethics Rules for Supreme Court Justices
- Politico, Investigation: Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6 billion donation, Heidi Przybyla
Washington Post, Opinion: The aggrieved Justice Alito points fingers but offers no proof, Ruth Marcus
New York Times, Investigation: How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Supreme Court, Steve Eder and Jo Becker
- Washington Post, Analysis: What’s next after today’s Supreme Court ethics hearing? Tobi Raji, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Theodoric Meyer
- Alliance for Justice (AFJ), Advocacy: How To Police a Court That Won’t Police Itself, Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza
- Alliance for Justice (AFJ), AFJ Joining Senators for Tuesday Supreme Court Ethics Press Conference
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