Opinion | Does Justice Alito Hear Himself? - The New York Times

For instance, Justice Alito defended his decision not to report Mr. Singer's freebie because it was "personal hospitality," which he believed, like his colleague Justice Thomas, did not need to be reported. And yet he also claimed he barely knew Mr. Singer. So which is it? "If you were good friends, what were you doing ruling on his case?" one legal-ethics expert said to ProPublica. "And if you weren't good friends, what were you doing accepting this?"

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