“There is no valid reason for my recusal in this case,” Alito wrote in a statement released Friday with the court’s periodic listing of cases it will take up or reject considering. Rivkin was also a co-author for two articles appearing in the Wall Street Journal’s op-ed section in April and July. Rivkin’s access to Justice Alito and efforts to help Justice Alito air his personal grievances could cast doubt on Justice Alito’s ability to fairly discharge his duties in a case in which Mr. Rivkin represents one of the parties,” Durbin wrote. His involvement in the case was disclosed in the second article, and therefore readers could take that into account,” Alito wrote. And that is what we do,” Alito wrote.

Source: Huffington Post September 09, 2023 16:22 UTC