U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday pushed back against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's recent public comments rejecting the ability of Congress to regulate the justices' ethics, urging his recusal in any cases concerning legislation on the subject.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin and nine other Democrats on the panel sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts asking him to "take appropriate steps to ensure that Justice Alito will recuse himself in any future cases concerning legislation that regulates the court."
The letter from the senators addresses recent interviews of Alito published in the Wall Street Journal's opinion section, including on July 28 when he said Congress"No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court - period," Alito, one of the six conservative justices on the nine-member court, told the Journal.
"Mr. Rivkin's access to Justice Alito and efforts to help Justice Alito air his personal grievances could cast doubt on Justice Alito's ability to fairly discharge his duties in a case in which Mr. Rivkin represents one of the parties," the senators stated.
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