All six conservative Supreme Court justices attended Trump's state dinner for King Charles on May 1, 2026, while none of the three liberal justices were invited — and the dinner happened hours before the Court released a 6-3 decision weakening the Voting Rights Act. The selective attendance triggered concerns from legal observers like Georgetown Law's Steve Vladeck that it reinforces the appearance the Court is playing partisan favorites rather than remaining independent. The article itself notes this raises questions about whether the justices' conduct aligns with their own 2023 code of ethics, which bars conduct that "reflects adversely on the Justice's impartiality" — though the code has no enforcement mechanism. The post's framing treats this as a scandal ('their boss,' sarcastic quotes around 'independent judiciary') when the underlying facts — while genuinely concerning to court observers — deserve cooler analysis of what the optics mean for institutional trust.