Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., rejecting calls for their disqualification, participated in the case, siding with a member of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Experts in legal ethics have said that the activities of the justices’ wives raised serious questions about their impartiality. Virginia Thomas, known as…
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News Chief Justice Rejects Call for Alito’s Recusal in Jan. 6 Cases After Flag Incidents
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday declined requests to have Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. recuse himself from cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after provocative flags flew on the justice’s properties. The justices make those calls on their own, Chief Justice Roberts wrote in a letter to Democratic senators. “Members…
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News Alito Refuses Calls for Recusal Over Display of Provocative Flags
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said on Wednesday that he would not recuse himself from two cases arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol after reports that flags flown over houses he owned appeared to support the “Stop the Steal” movement. Justice Alito, in letters to members of Congress who had demanded…
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