Hi,
The pro-insurrectionist flags that were flown at Supreme Court Justice
Samuel Alito's houses aren't just a public show of support for the January
6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.^1
They are a flagrant violation of the Supreme Court's own code of ethics,
which requires justices to "act at all times in a manner that promotes
public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary."^2,3
Alito isn't the only one flouting basic judicial ethics. Justice Clarence
Thomas has refused to recuse himself from cases related to January 6,
despite the fact that his wife attended the January 6 Stop the Steal rally
and was actively involved in the plot to overturn the election.^4
Alito's pro-insurrection flags have sparked a loud public outcry — and now
we must turn up the heat.
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demanding that Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas recuse themselves
from all Supreme Court cases related to the January 6 insurrection?
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The Supreme Court's code of conduct instructs justices to avoid even the
appearance of bias in cases before the Court. And the Supreme Court has
explicitly cautioned its employees against political displays, including
signs and bumper stickers.^5
However, because the code of conduct has no enforcement mechanism, Justice
Alito faces no consequences whatsoever.^6
Meanwhile, Justice Clarence Thomas is also hopelessly compromised in the
January 6 cases, given that his own wife attended the January 6 Stop the
Steal rally and sent a barrage of text messages to the White House chief
of staff urging him to help Trump overturn the election.
And yet right now, Justices Thomas and Alito are sitting in judgment of
Trump's claim of total immunity for the crimes he committed while in
office, including those surrounding the January 6 insurrection.
Demand Progress Action has mobilized tens of thousands of people to
contact their representatives to demand Supreme Court ethics reform, and
we're now urgently working to mobilize our 1.5 million affiliated
activists to hold Justices Alito and Thomas accountable for their blatant
conflicts of interest and corruption.
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Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from all
Supreme Court cases related to the January 6 insurrection.
With gratitude,
The team at Demand Progress Action
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Sources:
1. The New York Times, "Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another
Alito Home," [ [link removed] ]May 22, 2024.
2. Supreme Court of the United States, "Code of Conduct for Justices of
the Supreme Court of the United States," [ [link removed] ]November 13, 2023.
3. Campaign Legal Center, "Alito Flags the Fatal Flaw of the Supreme Court
Ethics Code," [ [link removed] ]May 20, 2024.
4. The New Yorker, "Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas's 'Stop the
Steal' Texts," [ [link removed] ]March 25, 2022.
5. The New York Times, "What Do Judicial Rules Say About Alito and a 'Stop
the Steal' Symbol?" [ [link removed] ]May 17, 2024.
6. The Hill, "Alito's inverted flag makes a mockery of the Supreme Court's
code of ethics," [ [link removed] ]May 21, 2024.
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