Dem Rep Intros Resolution To Censure Samuel Alito

The Hill reports:

A Tennessee Democrat introduced a resolution in the House to censure Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after reports showed an upside-down flag was flown outside his residence shortly following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the Capitol.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, introduced the censure resolution Tuesday, “for knowingly violating the federal recusal statute and binding ethics standards and calling the impartiality of the Supreme Court of the United States into question.”

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I’m introducing legislation to censure Justice Alito.

His desecration of the US flag just days after #Jan6 was disgusting, and shows his allegiance to the baseless belief that Trump won in 2020. He should recuse himself from every related case, but a censure is a good start. https://t.co/wYHCfHslDO

— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) May 17, 2024