In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.
Jun 21, 2023, 12:25 AM EDTThis story was originally published byIn early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day, and after catching a king salmon nearly the size of his leg, Alito posed for a picture.
“If you were good friends, what were you doing ruling on his case?” said Charles Geyh, an Indiana University law professor and leading Such trips would be unheard of for the vast majority of federal workers, who are generally barred from taking even modest gifts.
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