Justice Alito's Controversial WSJ Op-Ed and Unreported Luxury Trip

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito went on a luxury fishing trip to Alaska in 2008 with hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer, who has had cases before the court. Singer flew Alito to Alaska on a private jet, which Alito did not report on his annual financial disclosures, potentially violating federal law. Alito did not recuse himself from cases involving Singer's hedge fund, including a 2014 case in which the fund was ultimately paid $2.4 billion. Justices are largely left to police themselves on ethical issues, with few restrictions on what gifts they can accept.