Sen. Richard J. Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, renewed calls for a code of ethics for the Supreme Court after Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. rejected his recusal requests.
Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee Chair Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a hearing June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman on Wednesday accused Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. of disregarding the …
The recusal request came after The New York Times reported Justice Alito flew an upside-down U.S. flag outside his house in 2021 days after Jan. 6, suggesting it was a political symbol. In a letter to Congress earlier in the day on Wednesday, Justice Alito said the flying of an upside-down U.S. flag and “An Appeal to Heaven” pennant at his homes were his wife’s decisions and that they are not proof of bias in any dispute.
Justice Alito’s letter came after The New York Times reported that he had flown the upside-down flag in 2021 at his residence in Alexandria, Virginia, and then that he flew an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his Long Beach Island, New Jersey, vacation home in 2023.
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