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6 Jun 2023, 7:08 pm by Howard Bashman
“Most Federal Employees Face More Oversight Than Clarence Thomas and Supreme Court; Ethics rules at US agencies limit gifts, require disclosure; Chief Justice Roberts says high court standards are sufficient”: David Voreacos of Bloomberg News has this report. [read post]
30 Aug 2023, 6:42 pm by Howard Bashman
Supreme Court silent after Thomas luxury travel raised ethics scandal; A push by Senate Democrats to require a Supreme Court code of ethics has devolved into a partisan fight; The court itself doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to make changes. [read post]
16 Mar 2023, 10:05 am by Howard Bashman
“Sorry, Clarence Thomas, but Supreme Court Ethics Reform Is on the Table; A plan to save the high court from its own excesses — with bipartisan buy-in — is gathering steam; Here are the next steps to build on the unexpected momentum”: Simon Lazarus has this essay online at The New Republic. [read post]
23 May 2023, 5:00 pm by Howard Bashman
“Harlan Crow Rebuffs Senate Democrats’ Questions About Gifts To Clarence Thomas; ‘We do not believe the Committee has the authority to investigate’ Crow’s friendship with the Supreme Court justice, the GOP billionaire’s lawyer said”: Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report. [read post]
19 Feb 2024, 10:20 am by Howard Bashman
“John Oliver offers to pay Clarence Thomas $1m a year if he resigns from supreme court; Late-night host gives justice, under fire over undisclosed donations, 30 days to accept offer, which includes a tour bus”: Ramon Antonio Vargas of The Guardian has this report. [read post]
4 May 2023, 5:11 pm by Howard Bashman
The post “Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’; Leonard Leo told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill nonprofit, then use money to pay spouse of Supreme Court justice” appeared first on How Appealing. [read post]
25 Sep 2023, 7:03 pm by Howard Bashman
“Not just Clarence Thomas: Lower courts facing scrutiny over ethics, disclosures, too; Americans are now able to review financial disclosure reports for all nine justices on the Supreme Court, documents that revealed private jet flights, foreign travel and some bouquet ordered by Oprah. [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 6:55 pm by Howard Bashman
“Senate Democrats Demand Answers From John Roberts Amid Supreme Court Ethics Controversy; The letter comes after the chief justice refused to appear to testify as Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch come under fire for disclosure lapses”: Paul Blumenthal of HuffPost has this report. [read post]
9 Jul 2023, 6:48 am by Howard Bashman
The post “Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court; The exclusive Horatio Alger Association brought the justice access to wealthy members and unreported V.I.P. treatment; He, in turn, offered another kind of access” appeared first on How Appealing. [read post]
11 Apr 2023, 5:22 pm by Howard Bashman
“Jet-Setting With Clarence Thomas Puts Spotlight on an Eccentric Billionaire; The justice’s relationship with Harlan Crow has raised questions about whether a friendship can be separated from politics and intensified calls for an ethics code for the justices”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report. [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 6:50 am by Howard Bashman
“US appeals judge urges new standard on ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment; 3rd Circuit Judge Thomas Hardiman says 8th Amendment should be interpreted under ‘original meaning’; Judge targets ‘evolving standards of decency’ test”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. [read post]
16 Apr 2024, 2:33 pm by Howard Bashman
“Supreme Court Justice Does Whatever He Felt Like Doing; Clarence Thomas provided no explanation for his absence from oral argument on Monday, which is somehow among his least offensive displays of contempt for the very concept of accountability”: Madiba K. [read post]
29 Jul 2023, 10:14 am by Howard Bashman
The post “Clarence Thomas Created a Confusing New Rule That’s Gutting Gun Laws; New research indicates that last year’s Bruen case has gutted more than a dozen gun laws” appeared first on How Appealing. [read post]
31 Oct 2023, 6:32 pm by Howard Bashman
“Senate Democrats Plan to Subpoena Wealthy Figures Who Paid for Thomas’s and Alito’s Luxury Trips; Justices’ travel sponsors argue Congress has no power to require cooperation with Supreme Court ethics probe”: Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has this report. [read post]