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Experts Question Alito’s Failure to Recuse Himself

May 30, 2024 at 6:17 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Supreme Court justices seldom give reasons for their decisions to recuse themselves. Even rarer are explanations for deciding to participate in a case when they have been accused of conflicts of interest.”

“Justice Samuel Alito Jr. is an exception. He seems positively eager to explain himself. But whether his explanation has helped or hurt his cause is open to question…”

“Experts in legal ethics said they welcomed Justice Alito’s decision to explain himself. But they were not persuaded by the reasoning in his letters..”

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