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May 31, 2024
Matt Ford
Samuel Alito Knew Exactly What That Upside-Down American Flag Meant
As he made clear in a Supreme Court opinion in 2022, he’s well aware of how private intentions and public perception can differ when it comes to flying flags.
May 31, 2024
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The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
The Alito Scandal Just Got Worse. A Dem Senator Explains What’s Next.
As Chief Justice John Roberts refuses to meet with Democrats, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse addresses whether hearings involving Samuel Alito’s upside-down flag would be an appropriate next step.
May 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Chief Justice Roberts Kicks Democrats in Teeth Over Alito
Roberts is refusing to engage over Alito’s flags scandal.
May 30, 2024
Matt Ford
San Francisco Is Handing the Right-Wing Supreme Court a Gift
The city, joined by some odd bedfellows from U.S. industry, is challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s water quality enforcement. And it could spell trouble for the rest of America.
May 29, 2024
Talia Jane
Trump Celebrates Samuel Alito’s Disturbing Loyalty
Donald Trump is proud of the Supreme Court justice with the upside-down flag.
May 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alito’s Pathetic Defense for Refusing to Recuse Himself Over Flags
The Supreme Court justice blamed his wife for the January 6–related flags seen flying outside two of his houses.
May 29, 2024
Talia Jane
Amy Coney Barrett’s Husband Has a New Client—and It’s Disturbing
A new report raises serious questions about the Supreme Court justice’s conflicts of interest.
May 29, 2024
Talia Jane
Alito’s Pathetic Flag Defense Crumbles with New Revelations
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s neighbors—and a police report—say his version of events is totally bogus.
May 29, 2024
David Masciotra
Ted Kennedy Warned Us About Samuel Alito. He Was Ignored.
The Supreme Court justice’s flag controversy should come as no surprise to anyone who paid attention to his nomination hearings in 2006.
May 23, 2024
Matt Ford
Clarence Thomas Is a Big Fan of Racial Gerrymandering
In a Supreme Court decision siding with South Carolina Republicans, the right-wing justice took the opportunity to attack landmark civil rights rulings that protected Black voters’ political representation.
May 23, 2024
Talia Jane
MAGA Supreme Court Votes to Make Gerrymandering Much Worse
Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was caught with a second insurrectionist flag.
May 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Are You Serious?! Samuel Alito Flew Yet Another January 6 Flag
The “Appeal to Heaven” flag was spotted last summer at his vacation home in New Jersey.
May 22, 2024
Matt Ford
A Federal Judge Just Called Out the Supreme Court
Carlton Reeves did not pull any punches in criticizing qualified immunity—and demanding that the justices finally do something about it.
May 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Dems Take Action Against “Shameless” Samuel Alito Over Jan. 6 Flag
Representative Steve Cohen introduced a resolution to censure the Supreme Court justice.
May 21, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Mitch McConnell Thinks Alito’s Insurrectionist Flag Is Just Fine
The Senate Minority Leader actually thinks that the Supreme Court justice is the real victim.
May 21, 2024
Matt Ford
Samuel Alito Has Fox News Brain
The fact that the American flag flew upside down at his house not long after January 6 further confirms his warped worldview.
May 20, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Alito and Thomas Aren’t Really Jurists. They’re Theocratic Leninists.
The Supreme Court justices are intent on using maximal power to fundamentally reorder society.
May 17, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Far Right Loses Its Mind Over Sentencing of Paul Pelosi Attacker
Much like when the attack first happened, the far right thinks the whole thing is a giant conspiracy.
May 17, 2024
Talia Jane
Samuel Alito Can’t Even Lie Properly About That Upside-Down Flag
The Supreme Court justice tried to explain away reports of a “Stop the Steal” symbol outside his home. That only made things worse.
May 17, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Dick Durbin Finally Does Something After Jaw-Dropping Alito Scandal
The Senate Judiciary chairman is taking action after reports of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s “Stop the Steal” flag.
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