Justice Alito Urged to Recuse From Court’s Jan. 6-Related Cases

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is calling on US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from the cases before the court that involve the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

“The Court is in an ethical crisis of its own making, and Justice Alito and the rest of the Court should be doing everything in their power to regain public trust,” Durbin said in a statement on Friday.

The comments were in response to a New York Times report that an upside down American flag was seen flying outside Alito’s Alexandria, ...