AOC and Raskin step up pressure campaign on Supreme Court with new demands for Roberts
By
Annabella Rosciglione
June 20, 2024 11:26 am
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Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are asking Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts what steps he is taking to address ethical concerns related to Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.
Raskin and Ocasio-Cortez asked Roberts how he is addressing a series of ethical allegations concerning Alito and Thomas involving undisclosed gifts and alleged political symbols and statements. The letter represents the latest in a series of aggressive moves by Democrats to apply pressure to the court.
“We write with alarm about the deepening ethics crisis at the Supreme Court of the United States, which is turning into a full-blown legitimacy crisis,” Raskin and Ocasio-Cortez wrote in the letter. “You have repeatedly asked Congress and the American people to trust Justices of the Supreme Court to police their own conduct, assuring us that ‘[e]very Justice seeks to follow high ethical standards … and is committed to the common interest in preserving the Court’s vital role as an impartial tribunal governed by the rule of law.’”
“Yet, over the past year, revelations by investigative reporters and Senate investigators have established that certain Justices have abused that trust,” the letter continued.
Alito has been accused of promoting political messages that could conflict with cases before the court this term. The justice’s wife flew an upside-down American flag outside the couple’s home in Virginia after getting into an argument with a neighbor, and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag was seen flying in front of their vacation home.
Democrats have argued the two flags suggested the Alitos were showing solidarity with rioters who flew both flags at the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
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