NonilexMay 17, 2024

ICYMI #GiftArticle

At Justice #Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display

An #UpsideDownFlag, adopted by #Trump supporters contesting the #Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as #SCOTUS was considering a #2020election case.

#SupremeCourt #law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #LifetimeAppointments #TermLimits #Recuse #JudicialEthics
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Supreme Court Justice Alito’s House Displayed a ‘Stop the Steal’ Flag After Jan. 6

An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case.

The New York Times
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After the 2020 presidential #election, as some #Trump supporters falsely claimed that President #Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars & online: an upside-down #AmericanFlag.

One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of #SupremeCourt Justice Samuel A #Alito Jr, in Alexandria, VA, acc/to photographs & interviews w/neighbors.

#SCOTUS #law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #TermLimits #JudicialEthics

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The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan 17, 2021, images showed. #Trump’s supporters, incl’g some brandishing the same symbol, had *rioted* at the Capitol a little over a week before. President #Biden’s inauguration was 3 days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some…were recently obtained by The NYT. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.

#SCOTUS #law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #LifetimeAppointments #TermLimits #Recuse #JudicialEthics

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While the flag was up, the court was still contending w/whether to hear a #2020election case, w/Justice #Alito on the losing end of that decision. In coming wks, the justices will rule on 2 climactic cases involving the storming of the Capitol on #Jan6, incl’g whether #Trump has #immunity for his actions. Their decisions will shape how accountable he can be held for trying to overturn the last presidential election & his chances for re-election in the upcoming one.

#SCOTUS #law #JudicialEthics

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…“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag, “Justice #Alito emailed NYT. “It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable & personally insulting language on yard signs.”

…Interviews show Alito’s wife, Martha-Ann Alito, had been in a dispute w/another family on the block over an anti-Trump sign on their lawn, given the timing & starkness of the symbol, neighbors interpreted the inverted flag as a #political stmnt by the couple.

#SCOTUS #law

May 17, 2024 at 9:01pmWeb
Show threadPusher of PixelsMay 17, 2024

@Nonilex was it up for a few minutes, hours, *days*? Because it would become something he had the ability to FIX once aware.

EDIT: It was apparently up for *days*.

As I've said, the issue isn't that they do things, it's that there is NO SHAME when they are caught.

He's clearly not offended by it, just annoyed he has to explain himself.

Show threadJason the BigMay 17, 2024
@Nonilex “Don’t blame me, it was my wife!” seems to be the go-to response for sketchy political behavior by right-wing SCOTUS members
Show thread𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫May 17, 2024

@Nonilex "I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the Black Lives Matter flag," Vice President Harris told reporters. "That was totally Doug's idea, in response to a neighbor's use of the N word in his presence."

"Oh, ok, in that case, no problem," responded Matt Gaetz (R-Hell). "That's completely understandable. I'm so sorry I even raised the issue."

Show threadMichael SladeMay 18, 2024
@Nonilex And I did not have sex with that woman.