Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
It was nearly 24 hours ago when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling in a closely watched case. Some far-right corporate interests had launched a rather outlandish case targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the increasingly radical 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had sided with the plaintiffs. Would the nation’s highest court go along with the transparently nonsensical foolishness? Fortunately, no: In CFPB v.
” Alito didn’t disavow the upside-down flag or deny its significance. He did, however, blame his wife — which is every bit as unpersuasive as it seems. The Times’ report added, “Judicial experts said in interviews that the flag was a clear violation of ethics rules, which seek to avoid even the appearance of bias, and could sow doubt about Justice Alito’s impartiality in cases related to the election and the Capitol riot.
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