Before she hoisted controversial flags, KY native Martha-Ann Alito was a Wildcat

Kentucky native and University of Kentucky alum Martha-Ann Alito is at the center of one of the US Supreme Court’s biggest controversies. Due to highly debated flags allegedly put up by Alito, her husband, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, has faced calls to recuse himself from potential Supreme Court cases involving the US Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, and the 2020 presidential election. The justice has been adamant in his refusal to recuse, emphasizing Martha-Ann’s role in putting the flags, which have ties to the attempt to overturn...