[TheRealVille]

Are you serious? For somebody was so sure that the Court would decide something this week, you sure don't know much about the process. These oral arguments are the equivalent of public hearings in Congress. Justices can and do make statements and badger the lawyers on both sides. The Justices who participate often delight in making the lawyers squirm as much as possible and they also enjoy lecturing them and ridiculing their logic.

It is a mistake to draw any conclusions from any questions or statements made during these sessions. The cases are decided based on the written briefs filed with the Court, after the Justices lobby each other to support their respective positions. They will generally take a quick vote. If the vote is lop-sided, then they usually don't spend much time reaching a decision but in any case, they will not publish or communicate the decision until late in the current session.

TRT tried to make it look like Alito was making a statement for the court, when in fact he was making that statement to one of the lawyers. A far cry from a "court" statement. He isn't the spokesman for the court.