Psst! #ClarenceThomas won't do that. But keep up the pressure regardless.
"Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin is calling on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a case focused on #Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 ballot." #14thAmendment #legal #SCOTUS https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/02/07/congress/durbin-thomas-scotus-trump-2024-ballot-eligibility-00140147?cid=politico_threads
#ClarenceThomas asked the first question in oral argument, which reminds me of how inappropriate it is for him to be participating. #TrumpVAnderson
VIDEO: ‘Last Week Tonight's’ John Oliver offers to give Clarence Thomas a $2.4 million dollar motorcoach and $1 million a year for the rest of his life to “Get The F*ck off the Supreme Court”
#JohnOliver #USPol #ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #LastWeekTonight .
Via Jane Mayer:
Shocked? #ClarenceThomas just hired the woman notorious for texting “I hate Blacks” as his law clerk, according to Scalia Law School.
Via emptywheel:
As people note the finding in #SCOTUS (Congress only) was a 5-4 vote, it raises the stakes on Ginni's spouse's refusal to recuse. #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas
Stephen Colbert on the fact that #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas missed the State of The Union #SOTU address:
"It's nice to know he's willing to recuse himself from something."
“How Justice Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter’ Became His Law Clerk
Justice #ClarenceThomas gave Crystal Clanton a home and a job after she left a conservative youth organization in controversy. Then the justice picked her for one of the most coveted positions in the legal world.”
#Alito and #ClarenceThomas want to keep the 1832 Comstock Act alive and vibrant, illustrating their continuing hostility to abortion and contraception. Whatever these two decide about standing in today’s case, that hostility remains untouched.
Via Noah Berlatsky:
maybe he had an emergency billionaire yacht to attend.
NBC: Justice Thomas is not in court for Monday's Supreme Court oral arguments.
Chief Justice said Thomas would "participate fully" based on briefs/transcripts but gave no reason for his absence.
No further information provided. #ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS
"Friends of the Court," ProPublica's investigation into Supreme Court justices' beneficial relationships with billionaire donors, has been awarded the #Pulitzer Prize for Public Service!
Here are the highlights from the reporting (THREAD)
#News #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #HarlanCrow #Law #Journalism
Justice Clarence Thomas calls criticism of him ‘nastiness’ & ‘lies’
After facing harsh questions about his judicial decisions & accepting lavish gifts from a billionaire, #SCOTUS Justice #ClarenceThomas forcefully pushed back on
his critics Fri — saying he & his wife, #GinniThomas, have endured “nastiness” & “lies.”
#law #SupremeCourt #JudicialEthics #BoughtAndPaidFor #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/10/kavanaugh-thomas-alito-supreme-court-speeches/
#ClarenceThomas wrote a concurring opinion on #Trump’s #immunity that delved into the separate & unasked question of whether AG #MerrickGarland violated the #Constitution when he appointed #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith in Nov 2022 to oversee the 2 federal prosecutions of Trump.
#law #SCOTUS #ExtremeCourt #TrumpCourt #PartisanCourt #DarkMoney #MAGA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/01/clarence-thomas-jack-smith-special-counsel-immunity/
The amazing Jamie #Raskin on how to force #Alito & #ClarenceThomas to recuse. #SCOTUS
#Senate #Republicans block Democrats' #SCOTUS #ethics bill
The legislation would establish a #CodeOfConduct for the justices, as well as #recusal rules & new requirements for disclosing gifts & travel. #Republicans blocked it from advancing.
#law #influence #power #ClarenceThomas #Alito
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-gop-blocks-democrats-supreme-court-ethics-bill-rcna156738
As usual, GOP Fascist Party is anti-ethics.
“Republicans vow to block Democrats’ effort to enforce ethics code in supreme court
The push for ethics comes after reports of justices, including #ClarenceThomas and Samuel #Alito, accepting lavish gifts and travel opportunities” #SCOTUS
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/jun/12/biden-republican-democrat-supreme-court-latest-updates
Reader Tips Propelled Our #SupremeCourt Reporting. Now Your Info Could Power Our 2024 #Election Coverage.
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An email from a reader helped a team of ProPublica reporters uncover secret tuition payments Harlan Crow made for a family member of #ClarenceThomas.
Now we’re looking for tips on the election, and you can help.
#News #Voting #election2024 #Government #Law #SCOTUS
https://www.propublica.org/article/reader-tips-propublica-2024-election-coverage
BREAKING: Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Finds
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The #SupremeCourt justice flew to Montana and other destinations on the billionaire GOP donor’s dime.
Crow’s lawyer revealed these flights to the #Senate Judiciary Committee, whose ongoing investigation was sparked by ProPublica’s reporting.
#News #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #HarlanCrow #Government #Courts #Law #Transparency
Gift link wasn’t available. Sigh.
Justice #ClarenceThomas discloses two 2019 trips paid for by Harlan Crow
2023 financial disclosure reports for Supreme Court justices also show six-figure book payments for Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Jackson #SCOTUS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/07/supreme-court-financial-disclosures-gifts-thomas/
NEW: Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor
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The trips include vacations in Indonesia and at the exclusive, men’s-only Bohemian Grove retreat, which were first reported by ProPublica last year.
#News #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #SupremeCourt #Law #Courts #Government #Politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-gift-disclosures-harlan-crow
Still in love with the Divine Miss M.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArHkWrez7EI
#SCOTUS #BetteMidler #RobertsCourt #Misogyny #Bribery #Fascism #Corruption #SamuelAlito #ClarenceThomas #JohnRoberts #GinniThomas
👀“#ClarenceThomas failed to publicly disclose additional private travel provided by the wealthy conservative donor Harlan Crow…
Customs & Border Protection records revealed that the he and his wife, Virginia Thomas, took a round trip between Hawaii & New Zealand in Nov 2010 on Crow’s private jet, according to the letter. Sen Ron Wyden, Dem of Oregon, writing to Crow’s lawyer, demanded that he supply more info about financial relationship between the 2 men”
Via Scott MacFarlane:
There are now 19 co-sponsors for the pair of US House resolutions calling for the impeachment of #SCOTUS Justice Sam #Alito and Justice #ClarenceThomas
Both were initially sponsored by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY
Joe #Biden Issues a Stinging Dissent
by @jbouie
#SCOTUS is caught in a crisis of its own making.
There is the gross #corruption of Justice #ClarenceThomas & Justice Samuel #Alito, who have received millions… in gifts & benefits from various billionaire benefactors.
There is the court’s open assault on the basic #rights of tens of millions of Americans,
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#law #ActivistCourt
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/opinion/biden-supreme-court-reform-constitution.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Ginni Thomas, the wife of #SupremeCourt Justice Clarence Thomas, privately heaped praise on religious-rights group First Liberty Institute for fighting efforts to reform the Supreme Court — efforts sparked, in large part, by her husband’s ethical lapses.
#News #Law #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #GinniThomas #Government #Court #Politics #Religion #Ethics
