WSJ editorial board defends Alito, calls ProPublica report 'non-scandal built on partisan spin'

Alito penned a defensive op-ed in the Journal before the report’s publication denying any wrongdoing, alleging in the headline that ProPublica “misleads its readers.” The editorial board lambasted ProPublica for its “typically slanted” reporting alleging that Alito had violated the court’s ethics policy of disclosing gifts. Numerous lawmakers have called for reform on the court since the outlet revealed earlier this year Justice Clarence Thomas’ close ties with GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. “Justice Alito is still on the Court so he is the big fish that ProPublica is attempting to...