Laurence Tribe @tribelaw
Talk is cheap. Chairman Dick Durbin needs to do more than call on Alito to recuse himself from the insurrection cases. Durbin needs to step up and use the subpoena power to demand Alito’s appearance and explanation before the Senate Judiciary Committee!
@RBReich is right. The SCOTUS ethics code is a disgraceful sham, a big fat ZERO
In light of the latest ethics scandal involving Samuel Alito, I want to remind you that the “Code of Ethics” announced by SCOTUS last fall changes nothing. It has no enforcement mechanism and no mechanism for the public to lodge complaints of misconduct. It’s useless.
di@stbrnoldfrt
“Chief Justice” Roberts chairs the US Judicial Conference which sets ethical & other standards for federal courts & judges. They have no enforcement power but can exert pressure on judges or make criminal referrals. Their silence about SCOTUS corruption speaks volumes.
Dick Durbin Finally Does Something After Jaw-Dropping Alito Scandal
The Senate Judiciary chairman is taking action after reports of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s “Stop the Steal” flag.
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Durbin’s call comes after reports that an upside-down U.S. flag flew outside of Alito’s home in Alexandria, Virginia, as rioters stormed the Capitol in effort to overturn the 2020 election.
“Flying an upside-down American flag—a symbol of the so-called ‘Stop the Steal’ movement—clearly creates the appearance of bias,” Durbin said to The Hill. “Justice Alito should recuse himself immediately from cases related to the 2020 election and the January 6th insurrection, including the question of the former President’s immunity in U.S. v. Donald Trump which the Supreme Court is currently considering.”
Like most Republicans who are in Congress, Alito is arrogant, self-righteous, pedantic and about as useful as Scalia and Thomas in achieving equity and justice.
With his crazypants gold stripes!!!
