U.S. #law schools should discourage students from applying for clerkships with #ClarenceThomas; faculty should refuse to recommend students for those clerkships; firms and other legal employers should refuse to hire people who have chosen to clerk for Thomas starting this year (when the large extent of his corruption became known). To do otherwise is to be complicit with Thomas’s unethical conduct. #LawFedi#LegalEthics#JudicialEthics
by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott & Alex Mierjeski @ProPublica
#Thomas has attended at least two #Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a #political network that has brought multiple #cases before the #SupremeCourt.
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
Thomas has attended at least two #Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the #SupremeCourt.
1/... Senate Judiciary Committee announced plans to vote to subpoena billionaires who reportedly gave lavish gifts to #SupremeCourt Justices #ClarenceThomas & #Alito.
A New York Times investigation of #ClarenceThomas's tenure at the conservative Horatio Alger Association shows that "Justice Thomas has received benefits — many of them previously unreported — from a broader cohort of wealthy and powerful friends." #SCOTUS 1/… https://t.co/e10o5DQilp
"Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It
"Thomas, who in the ensuing years would tell friends how he had scrimped and saved to afford the motor coach, did not buy it on his own. In fact, the purchase was underwritten, at least in part, by Anthony Welters, a close friend who made his fortune in the health care industry."
In April, Propublica's by Joshua Kaplan, @justinelliott and #AlexMierjeski dropped a bombshell: #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas had been showered in high-ticket "gifts" by billionaire ideologue #HarlanCrow, who subsequently benefited from Thomas's rulings in the court:
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At least five House #Democrats have called for #ClarenceThomas' resignation: Reps. Ted Lieu, Pramila Jayapal, Bill Pascrell, Gerry Connolly, and Hank Johnson. #SCOTUS
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the #SupremeCourt Justice to Luxury Travel
The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
“NEW: #ClarenceThomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the #SupremeCourt Justice to Luxury Travel
The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.” #SCOTUS
“Justice #ClarenceThomas disclosed Thursday that Republican megadonor #HarlanCrow paid for private jet trips for Thomas in 2022 to attend a speech in Texas and a vacation at Crow's luxurious New York estate, according to newly released financial disclosure forms.” #SCOTUS
Bottom line: The majority and dissent differ fundamentally about the meaning of the #14thAmendment; the meaning of #race in the U.S.; and the importance of #precedent in constitutional decisions from the #SupremeCourt. Plus, Justice #Sotomayor absolutely eviscerates #ClarenceThomas concurrence. 1/ #LawFedi
wow: "In 2004, [Justice Clarence Thomas] joined celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Ed McMahon at a three-day 70th birthday bash in Montana for the industrialist Dennis Washington."
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. treat. #scotus#clarenceThomas#supremecourt#ethics
#ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.
“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.”
"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)
“For months, Supreme Court Justice #ClarenceThomas and his allies have defended Thomas’ practice of not disclosing free luxury travel by saying the trips fell under a carve-out to the federal disclosure law for government officials.
It’s Not Personal: Why Clarence Thomas’ Trip to the #Koch Summit Undermines His #Ethics Defense
Even by Thomas’ own permissive interpretation, the justice’s recently revealed travel to Palm Springs and the Bohemian Grove appear to violate the disclosure law, experts explained.