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Contrarian observations from the article: - Singer was another guest on the trip, not the one paying for Alito. - Singer's side won the later case by 7-1. -
by BurningFrog 3y ago
Contrarian observations from the article:
- Singer was another guest on the trip, not the one paying for Alito.
- Singer's side won the later case by 7-1.
- $100k was the cost of the entire plane, not Alito's seat.
- DominikPeters 3y agoThere’s also the stage where the court decides whether to take on a case which requires only 4 justices to vote for it, and we don’t know what happened at conference, eg how forcefully Alito was arguing. Thus, a 7-1 majority does not make a conflict of interest unproblematic. $100k: yes but it’s unclear they would have flown the private jet if Alito had said “no thanks I’ll fly commercial and pay for the ticket”