A federal judge has criticized Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., saying it was 'improper' and 'dumb' for the Supreme Court jurist to fly an upside-down American flag outside his home after Jan. 6, 2021.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. pauses after swearing in Mark Esper as defense secretary during a ceremony with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, July 23, 2019. A second flag of …A federal judge has criticized Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., saying it was “improper” and “dumb” for the Supreme Court jurist to fly an upside-down American flag outside his home after Jan. 6, 2021.
He was appointed to the federal court for the District of Massachusetts in 1993. Comments critical of a Supreme Court justice from a sitting federal judge are rare. It was the second article by the same paper in just under a week about Justice Alito flying flags at his residences. The outlet previously reported that Justice Alito flew an upside-down U.S. flag at his Alexandria, Virginia, home in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot.
Mr. Durbin reiterated those calls for recusal after revelations that the “Appeal to Heaven” flag was also flown.
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