Headline RoundupMay 17th, 2024
Supreme Court, Samuel Alito, 2020 Election, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, January 6, Capitol Chaos, Clarence Thomas, New York Times, Fox News
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said his wife,Martha-Ann, flew a U.S. flag upside down — a symbol of the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement — after an argument with a neighbor following the 2020 election.
The Report: On Thursday, a New York Times (Lean Left bias) report revealedphotographs of the flag and discussedinterviews with neighbors and court workers. The Times also cited judicial experts who said “the flag was a clear violation of ethics rules.”
Alito’s Response: Alito told the Times in an email that his wife had “briefly” flown the flag. On Friday, Alito spoke to Fox News (Right bias) about the report. As paraphrased by Fox, Alito said, “a neighbor living down the street put up a sign that read ‘F--- Trump’ about 50 feet away from a children’s bus stop.” When Martha-Ann confronted the neighbors about it, they put up a signblaming her for the January 6th Capitol riot.After an argument with one of the neighbors, Alito’s wife responded by hanging the flag upside down.
For Context: As the Times’ article notes, Alito and the other justices were considering whether to consider a 2020 election case at the time, and the Supreme Court is now set to rule on two cases related to the Capitol riot. Justice Clarence Thomas has also faced criticism over his wife’s actions following the 2020 election, and Alito has previously been criticized by liberals for writing the opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade.
How the Media Covered It: As with past judicial controversies, right-rated outlets often defendedconservative Supreme Court justices, and left-rated outlets often highlighted their critics.
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From the Right
Alito says wife displayed upside-down flag after argument with insulting neighbor
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alitoon Friday spoke to Fox News about the upside-down American flag seen flying outside his home in the days following the Jan. 6 Capitol protests, saying his wife displayed it in response to insults directed at her from a neighbor.
Alito weighed in after The New York Times first reported on the story Thursday, in which it said the upside-down flag — a symbol adopted by someTrump supportersdisputing the results of the 2020 presidential election — appeared outside Alito’s home in Alexandria, Virginia, onJan. 17, 2021....
From the Left
At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display
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After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag.
One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., in Alexandria, Va., according to photographs and interviews with neighbors.
The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some...
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From the Center
Alito says he had ‘no involvement’ in upside-down flag flying at home
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Supreme Court JusticeSamuel Alitosaid he had “no involvement” in the upside-down American flag flying at his home in Alexandria, Va., following the 2020 election, a symbol associated with the “Stop the Steal” efforts premised on false claims of ballot fraud.
The upside-down flag was flown at this house on Jan. 17, 2021,The New York Timesreported Thursday along with photos from that time. Alito blamed the flag on his wife, Martha-Ann Alito.
“I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag,” the justice told the paper when asked about...
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