“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,” read the letter, signed by ranking member Jamie Raskin and vice ranking member“You have repeatedly asked Congress and the American people to trust Justices of the Supreme Court to police their own conduct ...
“Justice Alito’s and Justice Thomas’s transparently partisan ideological activity calls into question their impartiality with regard to matters currently pending before the Supreme Court.” Both Alito and Thomas have refused to recuse themselves from cases in which their impartiality could be called into question, including cases relating to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Raskin and Ocasio-Cortez demanded to know whether the Judicial Conference — the government agency that makes policy recommendations to federal courts — has investigated the justices to ensure compliance with financial disclosure rules. They also asked for specific information about how the court reviews allegations that a justice should recuse themselves from a case, among other questions, and set a deadline of July 5.
The vacations and other perks Thomas has accepted over the years were largely uncovered by ProPublica, a nonprofit journalism outlet. Revelations that controversial flags had been flown outside Alito’s homes in Virginia and New Jersey came to light in reports by The New York Times and The Washington Post in recent weeks.for returning America “to a place of godliness” during a dinner reception hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society.