Upside-down flag controversy is latest for Supreme Court Justice Alito
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Upside-down flag controversy is the latest for Supreme Court Justice Alito
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the Supreme Court's most predictable conservative of late, is again battling complaints that some of his actions demand that he recuse himself from pending cases. Alito has responded that he is a victim of unjust criticism. Here's a look at some of the recent controversies. Last week, the New York Times published a photo showing an American flag flying upside down in front of Alito's house on Jan. 17, 2021. Neighbors reported seeing the flag flying for several days...
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Key Senate Democrat doesn't plan to probe Justice Alito over upside-down flag
WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reiterated to reporters Monday that he wants Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself after The New York Times reported that an upside-down American flag hung outside his home in mid-January 2021. But Durbin said he doesn’t plan to hold an inquiry. “No, we haven’t got anything planned. I think he’s explained his situation. The American public understand what he did,” he said. “But I don’t think there’s much to be...
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Justice Alito, Author of Dobbs Decision, Flew Christian Nationalist Flag at His Beach House
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has really been letting his freak flags fly—yes, flags plural. Days after reporting that the Alito home flew an inverted flag, a symbol of the January 6 insurrection, in early 2021, the New York Times uncovered a second far-right flag, this time at the Alitos’ beach house. The Times reports that, last summer, the flagpole outside the Alito’s Long Beach Island, New Jersey, home bore an “Appeal to Heaven” flag. The white flag with a pine tree dates back to the...