Durbin manages left flank with Supreme Court pressure campaign

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is balancing the demands of the Left with the risk of GOP retaliation as he pressures the Supreme Court to address alleged ethical lapses by its conservative justices.

Last month, Durbin, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from two Jan. 6 cases following reports that an upside-down flag, a symbol now tied to Capitol rioters, was flown in his yard in 2021.