The Latest Breaking News from MarthaAnn Alito

The Old Gray Lady In Distress

To be clear, I am referring to the New York Times.

Reason · May 26, 2024

Samuel Alito’s wife claimed upside-down flag was ‘international sign of distress’

Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss issue and seek Alito’s recusal on January 6 cases

The Guardian - US · May 25, 2024

Democrats demand Alito recuse himself from Trump, Jan 6 cases, citing impartiality concerns over flag scandal

Mr Alito is one of the justices who offered an opinion favouring Donald Trump’s immunity claims — and now his impartiality is being questioned after he flew flags used on Jan 6 at his own home

The Independent UK · May 25, 2024

Biden stays out of ‘stop the steal’ flag row as Democrats call on SCOTUS judge to recuse himself

‘The President believes that the American flag is sacred,’ White House press secretary says as Democrats call on Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself for Jan 6 cases

The Independent UK · May 17, 2024

Samuel Alito has an ethics problem

Legal experts say its time for the Supreme Court's ethics code to grow some teeth

Salon · May 17, 2024

Upside-down US flag reportedly hung outside Samuel Alito’s home days after Capitol attack

Incident casts doubt on supreme court justice’s impartiality in upcoming cases as inverted flag is associated with Trump’s stolen election claims

The Guardian - US · May 17, 2024

Fringe Theory About Justice Alito

A neighborly spat elevated into a conspiracy-theory to disqualify Justice Alito.

Reason · May 17, 2024

Alito flew stop the steal symbol in yard

The justice dissented in a case ending Trump's election challenges, weeks after the flag was noted by neighbors

Salon · May 17, 2024

A second Supreme Court leak Is reported by former abortion foe, NYT says

A former anti-abortion leader says he learned in advance about the outcome of a major 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case involving religious rights and contraceptives shortly after two allies had dinner at the home of Justice Samuel Alito, The New York Times reported.

Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022

Alito abortion draft pushes little-known justice into spotlight

Justice Samuel Alito mostly avoided the limelight for 16 years, even while being arguably the most conservative member of the U.S. Supreme Court. But that low profile is changing after he authored a draft opinion that would overturn the landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022