In a letter to #Democrat ldrs in the #House & #Senate, #Alito said that flag & a 2nd, #religious-themed flag were raised by his wife, w/o his knowledge, & the incidents do not meet the conditions for #recusal outlined in #SCOTUS’s code of conduct.

Alito disclosed for the 1st time that he was not aware of the #UpsideDownFlag until it was called to his attention & that his wife resisted taking it down.

#law #JudicialEthics #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ChristianNationalists #Jan6 #insurrection

“As soon as I saw it, I asked my wife to take it down, but for several days, she refused,” #Alito wrote in the letter to Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) & Dick Durbin (D-IL).

The #UpsideDownFlag … has become a symbol of the “Stop the Steal” movement that falsely claims the #2020election was stolen from #Trump.

#SCOTUS #law #JudicialEthics #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #ChristianNationalists #Jan6 #insurrection

Another flag carried by #Jan6 rioters, …embraced by #ChristianNationalists …, was flown outside Alito’s vacation home in NJ last summer. #Alito said in the letter that the 2nd flag was also raised by his
wife, #MarthaAnnAlito.

“My wife is fond of flying flags. I am not,” he wrote.

#SCOTUS #law #JudicialEthics #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #insurrection