Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a Senior Fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences.
On Thursday, The New York Times reported that 11 days after the Jan. 6 insurrection and three days before Joe Biden’s inauguration, an upside-down flag was seen flying outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home. This act is usually a symbol of distress, but after the 2020 election it became a form of political protest for many Trump supporters to signal their belief that the vote had been stolen from the soon-to-be former president.
Supreme Court employees are forbidden from any political activity, including attaching bumper stickers to their cars or displaying signs that suggest a political view. So here’s the question for Alito: why not apologize? Even if Alito believes he did nothing wrong, why not simply say he’s sorry if people drew the wrong impression from the upside-down flag? The answer is not difficult to discern: He does not care.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Upside-down flag at US Supreme Court Justice Alito's home prompts recusal callsUpside-down flag at US Supreme Court Justice Alito's home prompts recusal calls
Read more »
Supreme Court Justice Alito doesn’t need to trade stock in the first placeJordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of “Bizarro,' a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MSNBC, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
Read more »
Supreme Court Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock amid boycottOn the same day Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sold shares in Anheuser-Busch amid a conservative boycott of Bud Light, he bought Molson Coors stock.
Read more »
Supreme Court Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock, then bought Coors, during boycottSamuel Alito sold AB InBev stock and bought Molson Coors on the same day, according to a financial transaction report for the Supreme Court justice.
Read more »
Upside-down flag controversy is the latest for Supreme Court Justice AlitoPhotos show an upside-down flag at the home of Justice Alito. He says he is a victim of unfair attacks.
Read more »
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Needs to Be Subpoenaed—Legal AnalystJustice Alito said he had 'no involvement whatsoever' in flying an upside-down American flag in his yard.
Read more »