Thomas attended fundraisers for conservative political group, ProPublica report says
NPRThomas attended fundraisers for conservative political group, ProPublica report says Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images New conflict of interest allegations have surfaced about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In a lengthy article published on Friday, ProPublica reports that Thomas over the years has maintained a close relationship with the Koch network, one of the largest and most influential political organizations in the country, and that the justice, on at least two occasions, spoke at fundraising events for the conservative organization. Thomas did not recuse himself from the 2021 case, nor is there any indication he will recuse himself from this term's case, a challenge to a nearly 40-year-old Supreme Court precedent, Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, in which the justices ruled unanimously that courts should defer to a federal agency's interpretation of an ambiguous statute as long as that interpretation is "reasonable." The newest report is the latest in a series about Thomas from ProPublica spotlighting conflict-of-interest allegations that include undisclosed luxury travel and gifts paid for by a billionaire GOP megadonor.
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