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Washington — Reports of two different flags flown outside of Justice Samuel Alito's houses have ignited a political firestorm and reinvigorated a focus on ethics practices at the Supreme Court, as Democrats push legislation that would require the court to adopt a binding code of conduct and call for the justice to recuse himself from cases involving former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
The criticism of Alito follows a pair of reports from The New York Times that revealed an upside down American flag flew outside his Virginia home in mid-January 2021, and an "Appeal to Heaven" flag was displayed outside his vacation home in New Jersey in July and September 2023.
Both types of flags were carried by rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, leading Democrats to denounce their presence outside Alito's houses.
The revelations about the flags, which according to The Times were displayed in January 2021 and the summer of 2023, come as the Supreme Court enters the final weeks of its term. The justices are poised to hand down decisions on a slew of politically charged issues, including abortion and guns. Their rulings in two other cases could also have significant implications for Trump.
The first involves an obstruction statute used to prosecute more than 350 defendants who allegedly participated in the Jan. 6 attack. Trump was charged with violating that law, which makes it a crime to "corruptly" obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. He has pleaded not guilty to both counts.
If the Supreme Court limits the scope of the law and finds it cannot be applied to the Jan. 6 assault, Trump could push to have those two charges dismissed.
The second case involves whether he can even be criminally prosecuted for his alleged actions surrounding the 2020 election. Trump has argued he is entitled to sweeping immunity for allegedly official acts taken while in office, but special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the case against the former president, has urged the Supreme Court to reject Trump's claims.
The justices heard arguments in both cases in April and votes were cast behind closed doors shortly after. At this point in their term, the justices are working on their opinions, which will be announced publicly in the coming weeks. The Supreme Court's terms typically wrap up by the end of June.
Both types of flags were carried by rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, leading Democrats to denounce their presence outside Alito's houses.
The revelations about the flags, which according to The Times were displayed in January 2021 and the summer of 2023, come as the Supreme Court enters the final weeks of its term. The justices are poised to hand down decisions on a slew of politically charged issues, including abortion and guns. Their rulings in two other cases could also have significant implications for Trump.
The first involves an obstruction statute used to prosecute more than 350 defendants who allegedly participated in the Jan. 6 attack. Trump was charged with violating that law, which makes it a crime to "corruptly" obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. He has pleaded not guilty to both counts.
If the Supreme Court limits the scope of the law and finds it cannot be applied to the Jan. 6 assault, Trump could push to have those two charges dismissed.
The second case involves whether he can even be criminally prosecuted for his alleged actions surrounding the 2020 election. Trump has argued he is entitled to sweeping immunity for allegedly official acts taken while in office, but special counsel Jack Smith, who brought the case against the former president, has urged the Supreme Court to reject Trump's claims.
The justices heard arguments in both cases in April and votes were cast behind closed doors shortly after. At this point in their term, the justices are working on their opinions, which will be announced publicly in the coming weeks. The Supreme Court's terms typically wrap up by the end of June.
7 comments:
TRUMP...the next POTUS! Whine Mexicans whine...that includes Mexican-Americans too, a bunch of fucking crybabies! You folks have been on welfare way too long!
Today, most Americans display the flag upside down as an act of defiance to signify the nation is in trouble. And our nation is indeed in trouble. Only the ignorant and those that have been indoctrinated for decades refuse to face the facts. If this supreme court judge would have been appointed by the democratic party would that person have gone through the same scrutiny? Our system of justice is under attack and if we the voters don't stand up for change our country as we once knew it will cease to exist. I for one will vote Republican because I love my country and want it to prosper once again. Enough with the democratic loonies who are selling our country to the highest bidder.
Rome fell too. But, they lasted over 1000 years. We aren’t as good as we think we are. Peace
May 25 at 5:50 am. The one crying because your cult leader didn't win, just as the last election, will be you along your cry baby Trump. Your expresident already had his four years and fucked up big time. He can either go to Fort Leavenworth or to Russia with his master Putin. We don't need a repeat of January 6th because a sore loser can't accept defeat. Besides, Trump didn't even had a clue how to effectively run our government and that's a proven fact. Better another four Biden years than chaos, mismanagement, nepotism, hatred and racism in our country.
At 5:50 am, Trump our next POTUS? You must be out of your goddammed mind just like him . We had enough of him already, total chaos and mismanagement of our government during his first term.
Yall calling people crybabies, yet como andaban cuando perdio Killary, I meant Hillary. Ya hombre just move on. If you wanna vote for Cheeto man vote for him. If you wanna vote for Pedo Joe vote for him. What am I saying yall don't even vote pero ay fandan hablando.
SCJ Alito, is an American and has that right to protest his opinion! He follow he constitution you democrat dumb asses! If merchan was an American and not a democrat puppet, he should have recused himself from President' Trump trial.
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