Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says

  • 📰 AP
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 17 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 66%
  • Publisher: 51%

2021 United States Capitol Riot News

Samuel Alito,Courts,Donald Trump

A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. That's according to a report published Wednesday by The New York Times. An “Appeal to Heaven” flag was flown outside Alito’s beach vacation home last summer.

FILE - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., left, and his wife Martha-Ann Alito, pay their respects at the casket of Reverend Billy Graham at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Feb. 28, 2018. WASHINGTON — A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by

News of the upside-down American flag sparked an uproar last week, including calls from high-ranking Democrats for Alito to recuse himself from cases related to former President Donald Trump. The white flag with a green pine tree was seen flying at the Alito beach home in New Jersey, according to three photographs obtained by the Times. The images were taken on different dates in July and September 2023, though it wasn’t clear how long it was flying overall or how much time Alito spent there.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 728. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Why Justice Alito should recuse from Jan. 6 cases after upside-down flag reportJordan 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.
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »

Dems Call for Alito to Recuse Himself From Jan. 6 Cases Over Upside-Down FlagHouse Democrats have called for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases pertaining to Jan. 6.
Source: RollingStone - 🏆 483. / 51 Read more »

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
Source: Investingcom - 🏆 450. / 53 Read more »

Photo of upside-down flag at Justice Samuel Alito's house raises concerns: Report'I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,' Justice Alito said.
Source: abc7newsbayarea - 🏆 529. / 51 Read more »

Photo of upside-down flag at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's house raises concerns: Report'I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,' Justice Alito said.
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock, bought Coors following Dylan Mulvaney upheavalThe news comes as Justice Alito is facing criticism after the New York Times revealed he flew an upside-down American flag outside his home in 2021.
Source: KUTV2News - 🏆 281. / 63 Read more »