Top Supreme Court Litigator Defends Against ‘Dangerous’ Attacks

A top Supreme Court litigator broke his silence earlier this week in a rare defense of the US Supreme Court, calling attacks on its legitimacy “affirmatively dangerous” and “unusually toxic rhetoric.”

Paul Weiss partner Kannon Shanmugam said recent criticisms of the court are not only “unfounded” but also undermine “public confidence in the Court and imperiling the rule of law” at a Sept. 16 Federalist Society event at Duke Law School.

The high court, and particularly its conservative majority, have come under increasing scrutiny following the overturning of longtime precedents like abortion and affirmative action and reports of alleged ethics ...