Democratic lawmakers are calling for Alito to recuse himself from cases on the Capitol insurrection.
Share on email Alito is facing growing calls from Democratic lawmakers to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election and the Capitol insurrection after the New York Times reported two instances ofIn addition to the recusal, the senators asked Roberts to "implement an enforceable code of conduct at the Court" and are seeking "to discuss the Supreme Court's worsening ethics crisis.
"Until the Court and the Judicial Conference take meaningful action to address this ongoing ethical crisis, we will continue our efforts to enact legislation to resolve this crisis," they added.To many Democrats, Alito's controversy reinforces their suspicions about conservative justices' sympathy for Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Axios' Andrew Solender reports.
Alito told the Times he had "no involvement" with the upside-down flag and that his wife "briefly placed" it "in response to a neighbor's use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs."was hung outside Alito's vacation home in New Jersey in July and September of 2023. The Revolutionary War symbol was embraced by right-wing groups and some Jan. 6 rioters.
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Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito's homesTwo Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had flown outside of houses owned by Justice Samuel Alito. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin and Sen.
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