Alito is far from the first powerful man to blame his wife for his own ethical wrongdoing. But as convenient as the justice might find this excuse, Mrs. Alito is not bound by judicial ethics rules ...

Mrs. Alito graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature in 1976 and a master’s in library sciences in 1977.

Initially, Justice Alito claimed that the decision to fly an upside-down flag outside his Virginia home was a response to the couple lobbing a vulgar insult at Mrs. Alito following the Jan. 6 ...

Mrs. Alito was reportedly angered by this, and flew her flag upside-down in response. It is very hard to tell what intentions were behind one single gesture, ...

Justice Alito told Fox News that his wife, Martha-Ann, flew the banner after a neighbor used obscenities on a political sign and in an argument with Mrs. Alito.

“Alito says the man engaged in vulgar language, ‘including the c-word,'” Bream added. “Following that exchange, Mrs. Alito was distraught and hung the flag upside down ‘for a short time.’ ...

Mrs. Alito used the upside-down flag as a symbol of distress to clap back at her neighbors. Justice Alito indicated that the attacks were "personal," and his wife felt helpless to respond.

Alito said in his letter that neither he nor his wife was aware of that association, and that in any event, it is Mrs. Alito who is the flag-flier in the family, erecting flag poles at both ...

Indeed, Justice Alito asked Mrs. Alito to take down the upside-down flag, and she refused: As I have stated publicly, I had nothing whatsoever to do with the flying of that flag.

Justice Alito blamed his wife for the incident, ... A Fox host later reported that “the neighbor put up a sign personally addressing Mrs. Alito and blaming her for the Jan 6th attacks.” ...

Wonder Land: Donald Trump's raucous New Jersey speech on May 12, 2024, suggested the outlines of a Trump effort at broader appeal. Image: Matt Rourke/Associated Press Justice Alito told Fox News ...