Studies surfaced just a few weeks in the past that the supreme courtroom justice Samuel Alito had flown an upside-down US flag exterior his house days after insurrectionists flew related flags after they stormed the Capitol on 6 January 2021. Alito has blamed his spouse, saying he needed her to take down the flag down after a dispute with neighbours.
Democrats need Alito to recuse himself from any supreme courtroom case involving 6 January, however he has refused to take action. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Amanda Marcotte of Salon about whether or not this newest scandal is proof that the supreme courtroom is incapable of being unbiased