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LetMyPeopleVote

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8. Alito did not recuse

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 09:45 PM

Jan 9

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Justice Alito, who recently talked with the Convicted Felon recommending a former law clerk of his for an administration job, saw no need to recuse himself from tonight’s Supreme Court decision on a Trump appeal.
This is an arrogant disregard for basic judicial ethics.

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Alito and Trump make the Supreme Court's troubles even worse [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jan 9 OP

Prof. Tribe-"SCOTUS's credibility is plummeting... And it's due to self-inflicted wounds.. LetMyPeopleVote Jan 9 #1

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They do show how crooked the Supreme Court has become. republianmushroom Jan 9 #5

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None of the corrupt 6 SCOTUS justices give a shit about "credibility" Arazi Jan 9 #7

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