Democrat says Alito acting like ‘street lawyer’ amid flag controversy

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is acting like a “street lawyer” as he faces backlash after hanging two controversial flags at his homes.

“It’s up to each individual justice to judge whether they’ve violated the code of ethics and to recuse themselves in cases where their impartiality may be in question,” Cohen told the hosts of MSNBC’s “The Weekend.” “Alito, I don’t think, is caliber a person to do that.”

“He’s acting more like a street lawyer than a silk stocking lawyer.