Should Justice Alito Have Recused Himself?

It’s a serious remedy, but the appearance of impropriety is no joke either.

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Justice Samuel Alito at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Photo: Erin Schaff/Pool/REUTERS

In “ProPublica Misleads Its Readers” (op-ed, June 21), Justice Samuel Alito provides a quite technical rationale for why he wasn’t required to report the fishing trip and private-plane ride or recuse himself from cases involving Paul Singer’s companies. He may very well be right in those conclusions; recusal is a serious remedy.

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