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 Alito: Recusing From Cases Involving Friends Would “Disrupt” Supreme Court’s Work

Justice Samuel Alito refused Friday to recuse himself from an upcoming Supreme Court case, even though one of the attorneys in the suit published fawning profiles of him in The Wall Street Journal.

The reason? Recusing from cases that involve longtime colleagues would “disrupt” the Supreme Court’s work, Alito argued.  😂

https://newrepublic.com/post/175466/alito-refuse-recuse-case-disrupt-supreme-court-work-wsj