The latest attack against Justice Samuel A. Alito, alleging he flouted ethics rules, came Monday from a progressive blogger over the justice’s sale of Bud Light stock during an anti-trans boycott.
The blogger, Law dork, notes Justice Alito sold some of his Anheuser-Busch stock last August and bought shares of Molson Coors, which produces Coors Light.
The move came after a backlash over Bud Light, owned by Anheuser-Busch, having partnered with social media transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Bud Light sales crashed amid the boycott.
The blog post raising concerns over the stock sale comes just days after The New York Times reported that Justice Alito flew an upside-down American flag outside his home following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol protest.
The flipped flag is a symbol of former President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” movement in 2020, according to the newspaper.
Justice Alito said his wife flew the flag in a tiff with a neighbor. He didn’t comment on the stock sale, according to Law dork.
The blogger questioned the moves’ connection to political advocacy, saying they raise concerns about “whether his participating in related cases is ethical.”
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, called for Justice Alito to recuse himself from any case related to Jan. 6 over The NYT’s flag report Friday.
And Law dork noted a case over a state banning medical treatment for transgender youth is pending before the court.
“Under federal law, Alito is directed to recuse himself from cases in which his ’impartiality might reasonably be questioned,’” the blog wrote.
A spokesperson from the court didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about the stock sale report.
• Alex Swoyer can be reached at aswoyer@washingtontimes.com.
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