Analysis: The problem is the socializing, not the reporting
detailing an Alaskan fishing trip he enjoyed in 2008, Alito went into defense attorney mode. There are three standard options for a person in a position of power at that moment: Answer them, reply with an overarching statement or ignore them. Alito the lawyer decided on a different tack, one that he probably perceived as optimizing his chances of containing any reputational damage — at triumphing in this fight.of the ProPublica report.
No one is suggesting that Supreme Court justices should live the lives of ascetics. Nor should they not have social lives, though it’s easy to see how this quickly moves into a gray area. Alito notes in the Journal that Singer had more than once introduced him as a speaker at an event — an opportunity for Singer to praise Alito and his work before a large audience.
Leo asked Singer if Alito could use that purportedly otherwise-unoccupied seat. He asked that it be reserved for Alito, not for an underprivileged kid from Chicago and not for one of Leo’s childhood friends. There was a reason for that, as Alito should have known. And that, fundamentally, is the problem here.
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