# Samuel Alito warns Democrats could ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court by cutting funding

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 13, 2026, 8:24 AM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/alito-warns-democrats-could-turn-off-the-lights-at-the-supreme-court-by-cutting-its-funding/>

The conservative justice argued that the judiciary is the weakest of the three branches of government.

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- Nov 12, 2026, 9:39 PM: [Alito warns Congress can ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court](<https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6217960-alito-warns-congress-defunding/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, speaking to the Federalist Society on Thursday, warned against any potential congressional action to defund the Supreme Court as he defended the importance of an independent judiciary. “Congress can turn off the lights at the Supreme Court and stop everything from happening if they want to defund their activities. And…
- Nov 13, 2026, 8:24 AM: [Samuel Alito warns Democrats could ‘turn off the lights’ at Supreme Court by cutting funding](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/alito-warns-democrats-could-turn-off-the-lights-at-the-supreme-court-by-cutting-its-funding/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  The conservative justice argued that the judiciary is the weakest of the three branches of government.