Democrats Call on Supreme Court Justice to Recuse Himself After Flag Confirmation

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently said that an upside-down flag was briefly flown at his home.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito clashed with his conservative colleague, Justice Clarence Thomas, in an opinion criticizing the court's decision to uphold the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's controversial funding mechanism. Erin Schaff/Pool via Reuters

Several Democratic officials suggested that there was a conflict of interest at play after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed that an upside-down flag was briefly flown at his home.

During an interview with MSNBC, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said that there is a “very clear conflict of interest” after Justice Alito told another news outlet that his wife flew the upside-down flag in response to a conflict with a neighbor.