John,

Today, for the sake of our democracy, we are calling on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to resign.

Our decision to call for Justice Alito’s resignation comes with great sorrow and concern for the state of our democracy. But at a time when our system of checks and balances is under threat, a respected and unassailable Supreme Court is absolutely essential.

Alito is undermining Americans’ trust in the Court and appears to be violating not just the Supreme Court’s Code of Conduct, but the law.

Despite his homes flying flags associated with January 6th and the “Stop the Steal” movement, Alito took part in three cases that determined how Donald Trump could be held accountable for his role in the insurrection:

• He ruled to limit the Department of Justice’s ability to charge insurrectionists with obstruction of an official proceeding,
• He ruled that Trump and other former presidents should have broad legal immunity, and
• In our 14th Amendment lawsuit, he ruled that states could not enforce Trump’s constitutional disqualification from the ballot for inciting insurrection.

All of this raises serious concerns about his impartiality, but instead of taking accountability for his actions, Alito has repeatedly deflected blame, failed to live up to his ethical obligations and even his own public promises and refused to acknowledge that his actions have contributed to the public’s faltering confidence in the Court.

By continuing to sit on the Court, Alito does nothing but further diminish its credibility. He must resign.

You can read our letter here. Thanks for signing,

Noah Bookbinder
President
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington