45 House Democrats Request Justice Alito Recuse Himself From Jan. 6 Cases

Reps. Hank Johnson, Adam Schiff, Jamie Raskin, Ayanna Pressley, Eric Swalwell, and others say his wife’s flying U.S. flag upside down was ethics violation.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito speaks at Georgetown University in Washington on Feb. 23, 2016. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A group of 45 House Democrats sent Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito a letter on May 21 requesting that he recuse himself from high-profile cases related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) spearheaded the letter in response to news that an inverted American flag flew outside of Justice Alito’s Virginia home on Jan. 17.