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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 8, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says there is “no valid reason” for his recusal from an upcoming tax case. The Associated Press reports that Senate Democrats question Alito’s ability to judge the case fairly because he was interviewed for several hours by a Wall Street Journal opinion page editor and David Rivkin, one of the lawyers in the tax case. Rivkin also represents Leonard Leo, former leader of The Federalist Society, who helped arrange a private trip Alito took to Alaska in 2008. In the second of two articles from the interviews, Alito said Congress lacked the authority to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court. Alito’s statement was issued a day after Justice Brett Kavanaugh said he is hopeful that the court will soon take “concrete steps” to address ethical concerns.