The disclosure Justice Samuel Alito visited Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis in her 500-room German castle has prompted a new round of scrutiny for the court.
An eccentric German princess who evolved from a 1980s punk style icon to a conservative Catholic known for hobnobbing with far-right figures said this week that she hosted Justice Samuel Alito and his wife at her castle during a July 2023 music festival.
The 64-year-old princess said Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann, are her “friends” and that after her castle festivities, the three attended the opening of theThe details of the princess’s gift and the justice’s travels emerged after Alito listed a $US900 gift of concert tickets on his annual financial disclosure form, which was released late last week.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito, centre, during a memorial service for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at the National Cathedral in Washington in 2023.More details have emerged about the justice’s trip to the princess’s castle, including an interview with him by Christian Eckl, the editor-in-chief of a newspaper in Regensburg, who recognised the justice from reporting in the Times about the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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