Calls for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from Trump cases over inverted flag

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Published 2024-05-17
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing calls to recuse himself from cases before the high court involving former President Donald Trump after reports emerged of an inverted flag flown outside his home in January 2021. The inverted flag was used by some to protest alleged election impropriety. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson discusses.

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All Comments (21)
  • @johnbrattan9341
    You know damn well Justice Roberts was already aware of Alito's flag hanging episode.
  • @dtxgmoney
    Several of them need to recuse but as we've seen lately, they won't. Conservative Justices on the high court have lost their way and this will be Chief Justice Robert's legacy.
  • @PacificForage
    This should have been news 4 years ago. It's quite troublesome how long it takes for such important news to break so many years later. Regardless, shame on our so-called "Supreme" Court. The court really needs to be relabeled as the Inferior Court of the United States.
  • @81654
    As a Canadian looking in, it's just mind blowing that the SCOTUS is this corrupt. For a country of laws, the world looking in doesn't see you holding up that status.
  • @steveb796
    Flying the flag upside down is disrespectful.
  • @chrisoneill3999
    So the penalty for treason is not being allowed to sit in on your friend's trial?
  • @karengordon6610
    For one thing the upside down flag means our country is in trouble and our people and our country are in trouble!!
  • @SteveninTune
    Citizens United and the Federalist Society paid a fair price for their Republicans in Robes ❤
  • @datruth9078
    It is past the time that these justices have term limits.
  • @user-fb5ir2py6t
    We either have an Independent supreme Court or no Supreme Court all together there is no other option.
  • @jk22222sd
    Calls for recusal? How about for resignation! Him and Thomas!
  • @juliotorres3618
    A snowball has a better chance in hell than Jack Smith has to begin the Jan 6 trial before the election.