Some of Them Want to Recuse You

“I am therefore duty-bound to reject your recusal request.” The thing about being a Supreme Court Justice (especially in this Court) is that you get to make your own rulings … and rules. And “Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes.”

+ Alito again blamed the upside-down flag on his wife. But does that even hold up? The Alitos, the Neighborhood Clash and the Upside-Down Flag. “There are some differences: For instance, the justice told Fox News that his wife hoisted the flag in response to Baden’s vulgar insult. A text message and the police call — corroborated by Fairfax County authorities — indicate, however, that the name-calling took place on Feb. 15, weeks after the inverted flag was taken down.” So among the nine justices deciding cases related to Jan 6, there’s one upside-down flag and one wife who was an active player in Trumpian plots to “stop the steal.” Meanwhile, democracy’s most important and urgent case is being delayed while the Court decides whether we have a president or a king.