Justice Scalia's Ethical Problems Keep Getting Worse

Details here:

"In a 21-page memo explaining his decision not to recuse himself from a case involving the vice president, Justice Scalia wrote, 'We purchased (because they were the least expensive) round-trip tickets that cost precisely what we would have paid if we had gone both down and back on commercial flights....

"Justice Scalia and his family probably saved a bundle by misrepresenting their intentions....[M]aybe Justice Scalia plans to use the return half of his ticket later. If he does not, however, he in essence has admitted to buying a ticket under false pretenses. He made a promise without any intention of fulfilling it. Justice Scalia is no doubt familiar with the legal term for such an act: it's called promissory fraud."

Thanks to Paul Kirgis (St. John's Law) for the pointer.