Washington (Associated Press) Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito In conversations posted to social media, conservative justices are heard questioning whether compromise between left and right is possible, and lining up with women who say the US should return to a “place of sanctity.”
The audio was posted to X on Monday. Liberal film director Lauren WindsorShe said the recording was recorded last week at the Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual dinner.
“One side is going to win,” Alito said. “There may be ways to cooperate, ways to peacefully coexist, but it’s going to be difficult because you disagree on fundamental points that you can’t compromise on.”
Windsor then told Alito: “I think the solution is to win the moral argument, which is that people in this country who believe in God need to continue to fight for it and bring this country back to sanctity.”
“I agree,” Alito replied.
Ms Windsor also spoke with Chief Justice John Roberts, who rejected similar arguments. When Ms Windsor suggested the Supreme Court should lead the nation down a “Christian” path, Mr Roberts replied, “I don’t know if that’s true.”
The court declined to comment on the recordings.
Alito rejected calls to resign. supreme court In a legal battle involving former President Donald Trump and the defendants in the Jan. 6 attack, a story has emerged about a controversial flag flying over his home.
In his letter to lawmakers, Alito blamed his wife, Martha Ann, for flying an upside-down flag at their home in 2021 and a “Claim to Heaven” flag at their New Jersey beach house last year. Both flags were similar to those flown during the violent storming of the Capitol in January 2021 by rioters repeating Trump’s false claims of election fraud.
According to another edited recording posted online by the filmmaker, Martha Ann Alito spoke to Windsor about the flag in a separate recording from the dinner, saying she wanted to fly the religious flag because “next month I’m going to have to see the Pride flag across the lagoon,” an apparent reference to the LGBTQ+ celebratory display that takes place during Pride Month in June.
Windsor said her husband told her to stop. “He was like, ‘Don’t put up the flag.'”
Martha Ann Alito also came up with the idea of ​​creating a flag with “yellow and orange flames” and the Italian word for “shame” in the middle.
Roberts declined the invitation. He will meet with Democratic senators to discuss Supreme Court ethics and the flag that flies outside Alito’s home.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Windsor explained why she recorded her conversations with Justices Alito and Roberts, saying, “I believe I am justified in taking this step because the Supreme Court is shrouded in secrecy and has refused any accountability despite overwhelming evidence of serious ethical violations.”
