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Senate Democrats render a verdict on Supreme Court ethics
3 days, 13 hours ago

Senate Democrats render a verdict on Supreme Court ethics

Politico  

Many of the trips, including one Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas took by yacht and private jet in Indonesia in 2019 as a guest of billionaire developer Harlan Crow, were unearthed by ProPublica last year. “To date, the Judicial Conference has failed to adequately respond to the Supreme Court’s ethical crisis,” the report says. While the Senate report’s main …

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Iranian hackers pretended to be Ginni Thomas as they targeted Trump campaign: report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Iranian hackers pretended to be Ginni Thomas as they targeted Trump campaign: report

Raw Story  

Iranian hackers who tried to infiltrate former President Donald Trump's campaign pretended to be Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife Ginni, according to a new report. Three hackers with links to the Iranian government impersonated the conservative activist when they targeted people close to the Republican presidential nominee, according to CNN's report based on court documents and law enforcement sources. …

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Revealed: Ginni Thomas secretly praised group working against Supreme Court reform
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: Ginni Thomas secretly praised group working against Supreme Court reform

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Shackelford runs the First Liberty Institute, a $25 million-a-year organization that describes itself as “the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty for all Americans.” Shackelford read Thomas’ email aloud on a July 31 private call with his group’s top donors. CAN I JUST TELL YOU, THANK YOU …

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Column: The Supreme Court’s all-important Jan. 6 decisions will be tainted
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: The Supreme Court’s all-important Jan. 6 decisions will be tainted

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., left, and his wife Martha-Ann Alito pay their respects at the casket of the Rev. Amid all the well-warranted attention to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who refuses to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases despite reasonable doubt about his impartiality, spare some also for his equally ethics-challenged colleague Clarence Thomas, who’s stiffed similar …

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What happens to Leonard Leo if he keeps defying the Senate’s subpoena?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What happens to Leonard Leo if he keeps defying the Senate’s subpoena?

Slate  

Leonard Leo, the architect of the conservative Supreme Court and principal puppeteer of right-wing legal affairs, is currently about a month and a half into defying an April 11 Senate subpoena. It’s no mistake that of the Trump appointees to the circuit courts and the Supreme Court, “86 percent were former or current Federalist Society members.” The Senate has subpoenaed …

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It's time to hold co-conspirator Ginni Thomas accountable
9 months, 2 weeks ago

It's time to hold co-conspirator Ginni Thomas accountable

Raw Story  

Now that Republicans on the Supreme Court have forced a pause in Donald Trump’s federal trial for trying to overthrow the government of the United States and install himself as dictator for life, Jack Smith and his team may have a little time on their hands. As Jack Smith wrote: “Co-Conspirator 6 attempted to confirm phone numbers for six United …

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'Do the honorable thing': Clarence Thomas urged to recuse in Trump case
1 year ago

'Do the honorable thing': Clarence Thomas urged to recuse in Trump case

Raw Story  

House Democrats on Monday called for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a pending case involving former President Donald Trump and the insurrection effort that took place on January 6, 2021. A letter spearheaded by Rep. Hank Johnson and signed by seven other Democrats cites the participation of Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas, in the far-right scheme …

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Ginni Thomas helped ​establish​ a 'billion-dollar force' ahead of Citizens United: report
1 year, 3 months ago

Ginni Thomas helped ​establish​ a 'billion-dollar force' ahead of Citizens United: report

Raw Story  

Ginni Thomas, the wife of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Leonard Leo, the co-chairman of the Federalist Society's Board of Directors, were working behind the scenes with the support of a controversial billionaire benefactor prior to SCOTUS' Citizen's United ruling, Politico's Heidi Pryzbyla reports. Pryzbyla continues, "She also had a rich backer: Harlan Crow, the manufacturing …

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‘Grave concerns’: House Democrats urge Chief Justice John Roberts to formally investigate Clarence Thomas
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Grave concerns’: House Democrats urge Chief Justice John Roberts to formally investigate Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

Eighteen House Democrats, all former prosecutors, judges, and law enforcement officials, have sent a detailed, eight-page letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging him to create an independent group to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas over "recent allegations of ethical violations and conflicts of interests" involving his relationship with a billionaire GOP donor who reportedly had business before the Supreme Court. …

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It's time to investigate Ginni Thomas: here's why
1 year, 6 months ago

It's time to investigate Ginni Thomas: here's why

Raw Story  

Want to get Clarence Thomas off the Supreme Court? Back in March, I shared with you the story of how Senator Strom Thurmond torpedoed LBJ’s plan to make Abe Fortas Chief Justice — Fortas was then the most liberal justice on the Supreme Court — by running the “Abe Fortas Film Festival,” showing porn movies to men in the Senate …

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Has To Go
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Has To Go

Huff Post  

Another day, another ethics complaint against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In 1991, when President George H. W. Bush nominated Thomas to succeed retiring Associate Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, we learned during the confirmation hearings about the alleged sexual harassment that Anita Hill endured while they both worked at the Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. …

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Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, and Leonard Leo’s Defenders Cannot Be Serious
1 year, 7 months ago

Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, and Leonard Leo’s Defenders Cannot Be Serious

Slate  

Last week, several new revelations surfaced about Justice Clarence Thomas and the gifts, benefits, and consulting fees he has garnered from right-wing judicial activist Harlan Crow, and the architect of right-wing judicial activism, Leonard Leo. This creates an appearance of bias, an appearance of impropriety, and I think reasonable people from both parties—all parties, no parties—on hearing about Clarence Thomas’ …

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Column: Here’s action we could take on Clarence Thomas’ full-blown ethics scandal
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: Here’s action we could take on Clarence Thomas’ full-blown ethics scandal

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should resign. Republicans who run the House Judiciary Committee reacted to this week’s revelations involving Thomas’ ethics problems by tweeting a goat emoji suggesting that Thomas is “the greatest of all time.” Opinion Columnist Jackie Calmes Jackie Calmes brings a critical eye to the national political scene. In April, the nonprofit news site revealed that …

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Justice Clarence Thomas says he will disclose more about future free trips
1 year, 8 months ago

Justice Clarence Thomas says he will disclose more about future free trips

LA Times  

After ProPublica reported on lavish trips Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife took courtesy of a GOP donor, the Supreme Court conservative says he’ll follow newly clarified rules and disclose some of the value of future trips. Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he would begin to disclose at least part of the value of the free trips he accepts from …

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US Justice Clarence Thomas responds to unreported luxury travel
1 year, 8 months ago

US Justice Clarence Thomas responds to unreported luxury travel

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court justice says he has ‘sought to comply’ with rules after ProPublica revealed an apparent law violation. United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has responded to a report detailing his failure to disclose luxury trips provided by a Republican megadonor — a possible violation of the law. pic.twitter.com/OzAU0WsRwd — Sheldon Whitehouse April 6, 2023 Meanwhile, Senator Sheldon …

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Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose luxury trips: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose luxury trips: Report

Al Jazeera  

ProPublica says the US Supreme Court justice did not report travel offered by a donor, in possible violation of law. United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — a conservative judge on the nine-member bench that makes up the highest court in the country — has failed to disclose years of luxury trips he received from a donor, according to …

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Ginni Thomas' testimony to Jan. 6 committee sparks calls to investigate Clarence Thomas
1 year, 11 months ago

Ginni Thomas' testimony to Jan. 6 committee sparks calls to investigate Clarence Thomas

Raw Story  

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing calls for him to be investigated after his wife's testimony before the Jan. 6 committee was released, Newsweek reports. Virginia 'Ginni' Thomas testified that she "never spoke" with her husband about former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, but some of her comments are raising eyebrows amongst her critics. WATCH: …

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Column: Clarence Thomas’ Jan. 6 conflicts of interest are showing again
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Clarence Thomas’ Jan. 6 conflicts of interest are showing again

LA Times  

Justice Clarence Thomas can’t be made to recuse himself, despite a law that clearly says he must. And she was questioned by the Jan. 6 committee, whose probe she called a “political persecution” of “citizens who have done nothing wrong.” As news outlets reported in March, Ginni sent at least 29 messages post-election to Trump’s White House chief of staff …

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Supreme Court clears way for Graham testimony in Georgia
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court clears way for Graham testimony in Georgia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Sen. Lindsey Graham’s testimony in a Georgia investigation of possible illegal interference in the 2020 election by then-President Donald Trump and his allies in the state. Graham also “made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by …

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'Absurd': Experts say Justice Clarence Thomas 'giving the finger to the court'
2 years, 1 month ago

'Absurd': Experts say Justice Clarence Thomas 'giving the finger to the court'

Raw Story  

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocked an order requiring Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to testify before an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. But the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Georgia prosecutors could question Graham about the phone calls and "communications and coordination with the Trump campaign regarding …

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Watchdog group demands 'immediate investigation' of Clarence and Ginni Thomas for possible 'conflicts of interest'
2 years, 1 month ago

Watchdog group demands 'immediate investigation' of Clarence and Ginni Thomas for possible 'conflicts of interest'

Raw Story  

Ginni Thomas, a far-right Republican activist and the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has been a consistent promoter of the Big Lie — falsely claiming that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington voiced its concerns about Ginni Thomas and Justice Thomas in a …

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The committee investigating the insurrection could present new testimony
2 years, 2 months ago

The committee investigating the insurrection could present new testimony

NPR  

The committee investigating the insurrection could present new testimony A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: We're joined now by former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman of Virginia. And I do believe, with everything else you heard, you know, in the prior newscast, when you're talking about some of the things they're going to be looking at, new testimony, I also don't want people to …

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A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation
2 years, 2 months ago

A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation

NPR  

A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Steve Helber/AP Denver Riggleman served eight months as a senior technical adviser for the congressional select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In a new book, titled "The Breach," Riggleman delves into a few key parts …

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1/6 chairman: Ginni Thomas reiterates false election claims
2 years, 2 months ago

1/6 chairman: Ginni Thomas reiterates false election claims

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, stood by the false claim that the 2020 election was fraudulent during an interview Thursday with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, the panel’s chairman said. “At this point, we’re glad she came.” The committee — comprised of seven Democrats and two Republicans — has …

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