US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative US Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, accusing them of failing to disclose gifts and to recuse themselves from certain cases before the Supreme Court.While the attempt to impeach members of the Supreme Court stands little chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, the move by Ocasio-Cortez comes amid years of criticism by her Democratic Party of the court – which has a 6-3 conservative majority – over rulings that advanced causes popular on the right of US politics.These include rolling back abortion rights, expanding gun ownership and a recent decision that favoured Donald Trump in ruling that former US presidents have broad immunity from prosecution for official acts in office.
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