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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing criticism for flying controversial flags outside his homes, which have been linked to the January 6 Capitol riot and Christian nationalism. The flags included an upside-down American flag at his Virginia residence and an 'Appeal to Heaven' flag at his New Jersey beach house. Alito has attributed the flag displays to his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, and has refused calls to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election and January 6 insurrection. His refusal has prompted backlash from various lawmakers and public figures who argue that his impartiality is compromised. Senior US District Judge Michael Ponsor criticized Alito's approach to ethics. Additionally, neighbors reported confrontations with Martha-Ann Alito, including a spat that led to police involvement. Alito maintains that he is 'duty-bound' to reject recusal demands and asserts that his wife has the right to make her own decisions regarding the flags.
Samuel Alito's story about the upside-down flag fiasco isn't fully adding up: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito rejected calls for him to recuse himself from January 6 cases after flags with connections to "Stop the Steal" were flown. https://t.co/htOiptHifO #ai #ainews
So, Justice Alito must have no vote in his own household. Only on the Supreme Court. That's a problem.
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told lawmakers he won’t recuse from cases involving Trump and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot after revelations that flags associated with far-right causes flew over his Virginia and New Jersey homes. Michael Zeldin discusses https://t.co/9WrJMQ8evb https://t.co/SCxO3ttJ0t
Justice Alito's Letter About The Flag Flap https://t.co/7mWSF8mZ7L
Even for writing this much Alito will be sleeping on the sofa … nothing more denotes the Right/Left & married/single divide than the preposterous idea that a husband in Alito’s position could coerce his wife re, of all things, a flag … https://t.co/MKjauEVEWm
So, Justice Alito should recuse himself because his wife displayed “controversial” flags. But Trump Judge Merchan should not recuse himself though he contributed to Biden; according to the Epoch Times, Merchan’s wife “worked for 21 years as a Special Assistant in the New York…
Samuel Alito, still, has never challenged the meaning of the two controversial flags hung outside his homes.
Justice Alito is blaming his wife for his own actions, all while unconstitutionally stripping millions of women of their rights on the Court. For the sake of our democracy, he must recuse himself from all January 6th cases.
#ELB: Shorter Justice Alito: Yes my house flew a flag associated with Stop the Steal for a few days but no reasonable observer could ask if my ability to be fair could be reasonably questioned https://t.co/Z5ljZhhrg4
C-SPAN's Word for Word: • Justice Alito refuses to recuse himself from Jan. 6-related cases • Jurors wrap first day of deliberations in former President Trump's hush money trial https://t.co/LpblRcWHRV
Alito said his wife flew the flags and he was not involved in the decision, adding that he was “duty bound” to reject calls from a growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers to recuse himself. https://t.co/vZQEdhAemw
Shorter Justice Alito: Yes my house flew a flag associated with Stop the Steal for a few days but no reasonable observer could ask if my ability to be fair could be reasonably questioned https://t.co/JeRx0CBVA6
Character assassinating Alito; Alito pushes back https://t.co/f9DM8fnYdj
Justice Alito has life tenure on SCOTUS & he's not obligated to follow an ethics code. Together, those things have done great damage to the Court's integrity. It's time to end life tenure & for Congress to impose mandatory ethics rules akin to what other fed'l judges must abide.
Hooray for Justice Alito, feminist. No man should have the right to tell a woman--even one to whom he's married--how to use her flagpole, even if he is half-owner of that flagpole. https://t.co/NvH8sJqQFw
Justice Alito Responds to the Flag Controversies, Tells Democratic Senators to Pound Sand https://t.co/fWtAzubNG0 https://t.co/fWtAzubNG0
This response from Justice Alito is totally unsatisfactory. Flying flags associated with the Stop the Steal movement absolutely raises questions about his impartiality. That is the ethics standard at play here. He must recuse. https://t.co/p4kQyJDeow
Judge Ponsor’s statements come after The New York Times reported that Justice Alito had flown two flags outside his homes that were symbols carried by Jan. 6 rioters. https://t.co/6ghRvgFaWk
Trump congratulates Alito for rejecting recusal calls amid flag flap https://t.co/kNgtEc6tRi
Alito: I can't control my wife. I can control your wife. https://t.co/MuonBjZtyG
Justice Alito's refusal to recuse himself is just the latest example of why Congress must act on Supreme Court ethics and recusal standards. Public trust in SCOTUS has cratered – and Justice Alito's head-in-the-sand approach further threatens this Court's integrity. https://t.co/RV3TG14Ywi
Alito says his wife is an independent woman, with complete autonomy over everything -- except her own body.
A series of encounters between Justice Alito’s wife and their neighbors took place at the height of tensions over the 2020 election. That neighborhood spat — which both sides said began over an anti-Trump sign — has taken on far greater proportions. https://t.co/jPqh1TpIHO https://t.co/tkp0LI87ZF
Justice Alito claims that the Jan 6 flags outside his homes were displayed at his wife’s insistence. Maybe so. But that is not the issue. It's his insistence that he sit on cases where his impartiality is so plainly at issue. It's his ethical judgment in question, not hers.
Justice Alito clearly has a conflict of interests in any case related to January 6, yet is refusing to recuse himself. This is unacceptable. We need serious, enforceable ethics reform to restore the American people's trust in the Supreme Court. https://t.co/rvTAvYPMSU
It would be nice if Justice Alito recognized the right of women to control their own body as much as he recognizes his wife’s right to fly a subversive flag. https://t.co/sWEU1ljt1k
I'm looking forward to the dissent from Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson. Alito rebuffs critics over flag controversy, says he won’t recuse from Jan. 6 cases https://t.co/6n5alGQK3F via @politico
Sad, but not surprising—Alito’s refusal to recuse continues to defy & defile norms of decency & ethics. His court wrecking sullies & squanders the entire judiciary’s credibility. Time for Roberts to show some spine & step into the breach. https://t.co/0RMotZmFw1
Next up: Conservatives Pounce on NYT Headline About Alito Refusal to Recuse Over Display of Provocative Flags https://t.co/TsdjqdWunc
Justice Alito has no reason to recuse-it’s not even a close call. Compare liberal Judge Reinhardt not recusing from appeal of same sex marriage ban despite wife R. Ripston’s ACLU chapter joining 2 briefs in court case below urging ban be struck down. From Reinhardt opinion: https://t.co/xvOvogf6l1
Trump Celebrates Alito Refusing to Recuse From Jan. 6th Cases: Showed 'COURAGE' And 'GUTS' https://t.co/AhQlmjV6zL
Trump praises Samuel Alito for not recusing himself in the Jan. 6 cases. https://t.co/Gi3EHbncom
I can’t control my wife when it comes to flying a flag. However, I can control your wife when it comes to getting an abortion. - Justice Samuel Alito
Alito claims he had no idea about the flag and had nothing to do with it. This doesn't pass the straight face test. https://t.co/OI9FmNBiGP
Justice Alito Seth Mandel 🤝 Control your wife
Congratulations to United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for showing the INTELLIGENCE, COURAGE, and “GUTS” to refuse stepping aside from making a decision on anything January 6th related. All U.S. Judges, Justices, and Leaders should have such GRIT - Our Country would… https://t.co/O8KFufzr7O
Alito Tells the Usual Suspects to Pound Sand Over Recusal Demands https://t.co/nFauU1ZlUj
"My wife is fond of flying flags. I am not."--Justice Samuel Alito Well, damn, that makes so much more sense and easily explains why you should not recuse yourself. https://t.co/bqb1oOPNY8
BREAKING Justice Alito tells democrats and media to shove it. 'I will not recuse from any cases involving President Trump.' https://t.co/UTzhRVIpGJ https://t.co/dFTkV858wd
One interesting piece out of the latest NYT article on Alito flag saga: "Ms. Baden and her husband protested outside Justice Alito’s home after the court issued the opinion he had written overturning Roe v. Wade." signs read "abort SCOTUS" and "Alito was @ Jan. 6" https://t.co/FOYlJtDGaU
Samuel Alito Responds to Ridiculous Flag Controversy, Tells His Critics to Go Jump in a Lake https://t.co/eM0Dkf8E4k
Justice Samuel Alito claims his wife displayed a pro-Trump symbol outside their Virginia home in 2021 after a dispute with a liberal neighbor. But that flimsy story seems to be crumbling. https://t.co/fPnzLnYLFo
Last week, I joined @RepHankJohnson's Court Reform Now Task Force calling on Justice Alito to recuse due to blatant displays of political bias. Instead of taking responsibility, he threw the blame at his wife. The Supreme Court is destroying its own credibility and legitimacy. https://t.co/DF1m6qv4fR
Justice Alito Soundly Rejects Recusal Demand https://t.co/zNIeCtOS3Y
🚨Letter from Justice Alito to Senators Durbin and Whitehouse: “A reasonable person who is not motivated by political or ideological considerations or a desire to affect the outcome of Supreme Court cases would conclude that this event does not meet the applicable standard for… https://t.co/9w4yyHX68L
LETTER: Alito says he is "duty-bound" to reject calls to recuse himself from court cases involving Trump and January 6. | @StrackHaley https://t.co/AWZM525t3b
Samuel Alito—who wrote the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade—says his wife “makes her own decisions, and I have always respected her right to do so.” https://t.co/r52Yjf35ih
🚨Just in: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has just announced that he will not recuse himself from cases that are related to January 6 or President Trump. https://t.co/hXWuT3VECE
Alito says his wife just happened to choose two insurrectionist symbols, without knowing their significance. She is an intuitive democracy opponent. https://t.co/T2KgFb8Ow0
Yet another conservative justice who can’t keep his wife in check. You never see the wives of the liberal justices on the Court today acting this way. If we had a true ethics standard, Alito would be required to seek an annulment. https://t.co/0UOOBEVx4n
BREAKING- YOUR REACTION: In two letters to Congress, Justice Alito firmly rejects calls to recuse himself from cases involving Trump before the Supreme Court. https://t.co/uvIFxprl3a
BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has finally responded to concerns about his ability to remain impartial in cases related to efforts to subvert the 2020 election. His answer is a firm refusal to recuse himself. Story: https://t.co/pvIkFsfA5g https://t.co/xmPk6UFsj2
Alito rejects Durbin/Whitehouse demand that he recuse himself from cases related to 2020 election. https://t.co/rpsbltJ6t2 1/
Alito tells congressional Democrats he won't recuse over flags https://t.co/7PJ78oHvcj https://t.co/kaOUrkGdWe
Justice Alito is absolutely right not to recuse himself. There is *nothing* that could warrant recusal here. To conclude otherwise would be to reward bullying by unscrupulous partisans improperly attempting to influence the outcome of matters pending before the Supreme Court. https://t.co/IE74s5axGo https://t.co/3gYw3javDo
Alito is now *officially* blaming his wife for the second flag, and refuses calls to recuse himself https://t.co/cdvanYj9tS
JUST IN: Alito Rejects Demands for Recusal in Letter That Blames Wife for Refusing His Call to Take Down Distress Flag https://t.co/Sxky9q72Cn
BREAKING: “My wife is a private citizen, and she possesses the same First Amendment rights as every other American. She makes her own decisions, and I have always respected her right to do so," Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote. https://t.co/Un6b7hPaMl
Justice Alito shouldn't have to recuse himself just because some neighborhood Karen is mad at his wife. https://t.co/EHHVCYkivl
More context: Neighbors claim Martha-Ann Alito instigated the harassment and "appeared to spit toward [their] vehicle" as they passed the Alito home on one occasion. https://t.co/kdcr13FPjV
Alito refuses to recuse himself from J6 cases. He informs the Senate in a letter that his wife is “fond of flying flags” but claims he doesn’t know anything about her activities. Story …https://t.co/oSbTUJUF3P
Gotta love a Supreme Court justice who throws his wife under the bus. Ms Alito must love it! But…she seems quite similar to another Supreme Court justice’s wife I’m very familiar with. https://t.co/HehYIVH5nl
Wow. Alito seems to admit the upside-down American flag is problematic & implies that, had he known about or played any role in raising it, he would recuse. His defense relies on the claim that he had no role in or even knowledge of a flag raised above his own house. Tough sell. https://t.co/yXi5k9fCj2
Important context given Alito's refusal to recuse: A new timeline in the upside-down-flag controversy calls into question the Alito family's version of events. Alito insisted his wife raised the flag in reaction to a neighbor targeting her. But NYT's Jodi Kantor found the…
The refusal of Justice Alito and Justice Thomas to recuse themselves from Trump’s January 6 cases, after they and/or their spouses engaged in clearly partisan behavior in support of the insurrection, shatters confidence in an independent judiciary. https://t.co/cXOchVzSTh
Alito's neighbors are disputing the conservative judge's version of events. Details: https://t.co/9mlIuXMrpD https://t.co/1rwQ0HUyth
Justice Alito responds to lawmakers calling for his recusal from key cases: https://t.co/UCNXU0GxgS
Justice Alito has sent a three page letter on his household’s flag practices to the Senate. He again blames his wife and says he won’t recuse himself from any cases. https://t.co/3oFu1c08IP
New York Times undermines its own false-flag narrative, outing Justice Alito's neighbor as a rabid leftist https://t.co/CpVygyQwAf https://t.co/SafcdA76E3
NEW: Justice Alito’s Neighbors Erected ‘F*ck Trump’ Signs, Called His Wife a 'C*nt,' But Had ‘Good Intent,’ According to Their PBS-Exec Mother. https://t.co/DFYIxbwu8t
NEW from @thenatpulse: Justice Alito’s Neighbors Erected ‘F*ck Trump’ Signs, Called His Wife a 'C*nt,' But Had ‘Good Intent,’ According to Their PBS-Exec Mother. The mother of the woman at the center of...... READ ON: https://t.co/qQZIY6T6JK
#ELB: Justice Alito’s Flag Story Doesn’t Add Up https://t.co/aat1eJucVV
The neighbors involved in the conflict have told the Times that Martha-Ann Alito herself started the conflict. https://t.co/pV5UjQ1hny
NY Times keeps the Alito smear assembly line running on high with attack on justice’s wife https://t.co/wFTGKXQC2q
Inside the Clash That Prompted the Alitos’ Upside-Down Flag - The New York Times https://t.co/8o1SnyqERG
Per the neighbor's texts sent to friends at the time, Martha-Ann Alito ran towards their car and yelled something unintelligible, and as they drove past the Alitos’ residence again to exit the cul-de-sac, she appeared to spit at their car. More: https://t.co/9mlIuXMrpD https://t.co/nit14N0ec1
This reads like a Pynchon satire of political coverage. NY Times reveals that SCOTUS judge Alito and wife walk around their cul-de-sac and tussle with neighbors each calling the other epithets the Times won't print: c-word, b-word; cops called on Alitos https://t.co/2nwsKSOU66
The Alitos keeping it classy... From NYT 5/28... "Mrs. Alito happened to be standing outside. According to interviews with Ms. Baden and her husband, as well as messages they sent to friends at the time, Mrs. Alito ran toward their car and yelled something they did not…
Neighbors Called Police After Spat With Justice Samuel Alito’s Wife Grew Heated: Report https://t.co/cZoKtSi4Sn
This doesn't look good for Sam Alito's explanation for flying the upside-down flag. https://t.co/z8m1QxRAX0 https://t.co/EiGB0l3Fbf
Justice Alito’s wife ‘spat’ at liberal neighbors’ car in dispute that saw cops called https://t.co/YBq2VfYy11 https://t.co/4jRxIFfyP6
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito allegedly spat at their neighbors' car and traded insults with the young couple, prompting their neighbors to eventually call the police More: https://t.co/M5efvfiJe9 https://t.co/M5efvfiJe9
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is tangled up in two flag controversies: one that goes back to Jan. 6 and another one from last summer. https://t.co/5J7SLsXdm0
Justice Alito's wife leaked the Dobb's opinion to prove a point to her neighbor
Dear @jodikantor: "The conflict in the Virginia neighborhood does not explain why a second flag associated with the Jan. 6 riot, as well as with a Christian nationalist movement, later flew at the Alitos’ New Jersey beach house. The justice has offered no explanation for that… https://t.co/5sF0it37ZN https://t.co/i7Bc0wNFV9
Alito's upside down flag explanation was a lie. His "look what you made my wife do" excuse, which was always pathetically weak, doesn't fit the timeline of events. I wonder if people who insisted everyone look at it in isolation and take the Justice at his word will revise. https://t.co/b6MszmkVxK
Report: Alito neighbor called police amid spat in 2021 https://t.co/ARo2q9Dt2q
Samuel Alito's Neighbors Called Cops After 'Ugly' Run-Ins with Justice's Wife: Report https://t.co/gR18SVq45H
“According to interviews with Ms. Baden and her husband, as well as messages they sent to friends at the time, Mrs. Alito ran toward their car and yelled something they did not understand. The couple continued driving …. Mrs. Alito appeared to spit toward the vehicle.” https://t.co/eRKYxJBlle
Usually when neighbors fight they exchange expletives or create petty nuisances. Martha-Ann Alito seems to have only put up an upside down flag in response to January 6th signs condemning the attempted violent overthrow of the United States government. https://t.co/dJYB567Fhj
"Mrs. Alito addressed the pair by name, used an expletive and called them 'fascists,' the couple told The Times and said in texts at the time." https://t.co/fqyD6qEuAz
Martha-Ann Alito allegedly harassed her anti-Trump neighbors so aggressively—including spitting at their car—that they called the cops and begged for legal intervention. https://t.co/Q6SR5rppJc https://t.co/31HDvsXTx9
What a neighbor told police about the conduct of Justice Alito's wife, Martha-Ann Alito. https://t.co/7wJnTk9aJM https://t.co/AlYGnqMIdV
But... but... but... Justice Alito flew a flag... https://t.co/2xpWYnl76g
Once again, it's crystal clear - the Supreme Court needs an *enforceable* code of ethics. I recently joined a letter calling for accountability for Justice Alito. If SCOTUS won't act, Congress must to ensure our highest court is held to the highest ethical standards. https://t.co/ybqYuiXtdN
The political bias and graft of Justices #Alito & Thomas have caused the Supreme Court to reach the nadir of its public image. That's why my resolution calls not only for the censure of Alito, but also his recusal from all #Jan6 & 2020 election cases. The public trust demands it. https://t.co/GiLEOF4eBT
Senior US District Judge Michael Ponsor of Massachusetts publicly criticized Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's approach to ethics after he allowed provocative flags to fly outside his houses. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: https://t.co/s1z0JFig0G https://t.co/HkerLQ5NGg
The discovery that an upside-down American flag had flown at the home of Justice Alito elicited concerns from politicians, legal scholars and others. Then came news of a second flag. Our reporter discusses the saga on today’s episode of “The Daily.” https://t.co/v7DbupRHcl
For the sake of the Supreme Court’s integrity and credibility, Justice Alito should recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection.
Legacy media outlets expressed disdain over Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flying an "Appeal to Heaven" flag outside of his vacation home last summer, attempting to link the Revolutionary War symbol to January 6. READ: https://t.co/D5cGepvxlK https://t.co/f67bTDpSaw
Morning reminder: Justice Alito, who was quick to blame his wife for the upside down American flag in front of their home in the wake of Jan 6, has yet to explain why a flag associated with Christian nationalism flew for months from his beach home. https://t.co/NCzqtkt0AU
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's explanation for an upside-down U.S. flag flying at his Fairfax County, Virginia, home in January 2021 is the same now as it was then. https://t.co/BgAirnEN11