Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Despite his family's display of two flags associated with the 'Stop the Steal' movement that baselessly claims the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump , U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Wednesday that he will not recuse himself from two cases that pertain to the election and Trump supporters' effort to stop the results from being certified.
''She makes her own decisions, and I have always respected her right to do so,' wrote Alito, leading one progressive strategist to point out that the justice wrote the majority opinion in the Supreme Court ruling that revoked the constitutional right to obtain abortion care. Brett Edkins, managing director of policy and political affairs for Stand Up America, called on the Senate to take 'immediate action' to stop Alito's 'bald-faced display of judicial misconduct.
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