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May 28, 2026

Jeff Hauser

Press Release Ethics in GovernmentIRSSupreme CourtTreasury Department

RDP Calls on Justice Alito To Recuse From Trump Treasury Proceedings

On Thursday, NOTUS reported that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s son Phillip Alito has been working as a political appointee in the office of the Treasury Department’s general counsel since early 2025. During that time, Justice Alito failed to recuse from Learning Resources, Inc. et al v. Trump et al, a major case in which the Treasury Department was a named party.

May 27, 2026

Xaver Clarke

Tracker 2026 ElectionDepartment of Homeland SecurityDOGEExecutive BranchImmigrationRussell VoughtTech

Personal Information at Risk

The United States federal government knows a lot about you. If you’ve ever applied for federal student aid, the Department of Education has records of your income and assets. The Social Security Administration begins collecting information from the moment your parents apply for your Social Security number at birth, adds new data every time Social Security taxes are deducted from your paychecks, and continues to monitor you until the day you die.

May 15, 2026

Letter Climate and EnvironmentEthics in GovernmentSupreme Court

Coalition Sends Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership Urging Investigation of Justice Alito’s Conflicted Interests and Irregular Recusals in Upcoming Case

On Tuesday, May 12, a coalition of thirty organizations including the Revolving Door Project sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership urging the investigation of Justice Alito’s conflicted interests and irregular recusal habits in the upcoming case Suncor v. Boulder and parallel state climate deception lawsuits. The letter can be read in full here.