Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday declined the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman's request for a meeting about Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s alleged ethics problems.
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Roberts has declined an invitation to meet …Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Thursday declined the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman’s request for a meeting about Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s alleged ethics problems.
“Separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence counsel against such appearances. Moreover, the format proposed — a meeting with leaders of only one party who have expressed an interest in matters currently pending before the Court — simply underscores that participating in such a meeting would be inadvisable,” Chief Justice Roberts wrote.
Justice Alito said that displaying the flags was his wife’s decision and insisted he was not biased in matters related to the Capitol riot or former President Donald Trump. Justice Alito’s flag drama started with a recent The New York Times report about the pro-Trump display.
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