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May 23, 2024

Justice Alito Flew Another Right-Wing Flag Used by Trump Supporters Outside Holiday Home
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Another flag favored by die-hard Trump supporters was seen on display
outside another one of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's homes. The
New York Times reports the "An Appeal to Heaven" flag - a symbol carried
by insurrectionists on January 6 - was photographed flying in front of
Alito's New Jersey vacation house last summer. The flag, featuring a
pine tree, is found in far-right Christian circles.

This comes just a week after The New York Times reported Alito flew an
upside-down U.S. flag outside his Virginia home in January 2021, a
symbol used by election deniers. Even before Wednesday's latest
revelation, some 50 House Democrats wrote a letter calling on Alito to
recuse himself from January 6-related cases, including Trump's claim to
presidential immunity in his election subversion cases. The "An Appeal
to Heaven" flag also hangs outside the office of House Speaker Mike
Johnson.


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