Topic: Justice Alito

The Department of Justice faces pressure to investigate claims of election fraud, including reports of thumb drives being inserted into machines and pallets of ballots arriving at counting centers overnight. Justice Samuel Alito previously ordered Pennsylvania to segregate late-arriving ballots, highlighting legal deviations from state legislative mandates. Sidney Powell and other legal teams continue to gather witness testimony regarding manufactured ballots and improper handling of the tally.

Following the Supreme Court's marriage equality ruling, legal analysts discuss whether polygamy is the next logical step for legalization. The conversation touches on Justice Alito's hypothetical questions regarding multi-partner marriages and the complex legal hurdles involving community property and divorce.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that closely held for-profit corporations can opt out of the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate based on religious objections. Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion relied on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Dictionary Act, which defines corporations as "persons." The ruling specifically addressed four types of contraceptives that the owners believed were abortifacients.