Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito's homes
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Two Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had flown outside of houses owned by Justice Samuel Alito, including his home on Long Beach Island.
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Two Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had flown outside of houses owned by Justice Samuel Alito, including his home on Long Beach Island.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse are seeking a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss Supreme Court ethics issues.
Senate Judiciary Committee chair Dick Durbin requested to meet with the high court’s head justice and renewed calls for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 presidential election.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, and fellow committee member Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island requested the meeting with Roberts "as soon as possible," and vowed to continue pursuing legislation that forces a code of ethics on the Supreme Court.
