The
Boston Globe has a report that Alito failed to recuse himself from a case argued by his sister's law firm. This follows previous reports of failures to recuse himself from cases involving Vanguard and Smith Barney. There seems to be a clear pattern of behavior.
"While the White House and other Samuel Alito allies have dismissed questions about the case as an unfair political attack, Democrats have said questions about potential conflicts of interest should be taken seriously, especially since Alito appears to have violated a promise to the Senate.
''He made it very clear he would not hear any cases with those people," said Senator Patrick J. Leahy, a Vermont Democrat. The issue ''is something that obviously is going to be an issue at the hearing," he added."