The Alito flag scandal and the supreme court’s ethics problem
Jonathan Freedland speaks to Amanda Marcotte of Salon about whether the Samuel Alito row is proof that the supreme court is incapable of being unbiased
June 7, 202424m 41s
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Reports surfaced a few weeks ago that the supreme court justice Samuel Alito had flown an upside-down US flag outside his home days after insurrectionists flew similar flags when they stormed the Capitol on 6 January 2021. Alito has blamed his wife, saying he wanted her to take down the flag down after a dispute with neighbours. Democrats want Alito to recuse himself from any supreme court case involving 6 January, but he has refused to do so. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Amanda Marcotte of Salon about whether this latest scandal is proof that the supreme court is incapable of being unbiased
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