Showing posts with label upside-down US flag. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upside-down US flag. Show all posts

Friday, May 17, 2024

Supreme Court Ethics Controversies: Alito’s Upside-Down Flag Flying Draws Concern; Forbes, May 17, 2024

Alison Durkee , Forbes; Supreme Court Ethics Controversies: Alito’s Upside-Down Flag Flying Draws Concern

"Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew an upside-down American flag outside his house after the 2020 election, The New York Times reported Thursday—a symbol of the “Stop the Steal” movement challenging the election results—the latest in a string of recent ethics issues the court has faced that have ramped up criticism of the court and sparked cries for a binding code of ethics from lawmakers and legal experts...

Alito said in a statement to the Times about the flag flying that he “had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” claiming “it was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor’s use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs.”"