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Roberts invited to testify at Senate hearing on Supreme Court ethics

The invitation to attend a Senate judiciary hearing comes amid reports that Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose luxury trips.

WEKU

Durbin invites Chief Justice Roberts to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports

Citing ‘a steady stream of revelations’ regarding Supreme Court justices ‘falling short of ethical standards,’ the Illinois Democrat has invited the chief justice to appear May 2 before the Judiciary Committee.

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court chief justice asked to testify before Senate on ethics rules after Clarence Thomas revelations

John Roberts has been asked to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on 2 Ma

The Independent UK

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Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports

Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is being asked to testify to Congress as scrutiny mounts around Justice Clarence Thomas

The Independent UK

Senate asks chief justice to testify in escalation of Thomas scrutiny

Sen. Dick Durbin said Roberts could designate another justice to testify in his place.

Axios

Senate invites chief justice to testify on Supreme Court ethics - Roll Call

In the wake of reports about trips accepted by Clarence Thomas, the Senate Judiciary chair called on Roberts to testify about court ethics.

Roll Call

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas moves to reverse the legacy of his predecessor, Thurgood Marshall

As public attention focuses on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ close personal and financial relationship with a politically active conservative billionaire, the scrutiny is overlooking a key role Thomas has played for nearly three decades on the nation’s highest court.

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Judicial record undermines Clarence Thomas defence in luxury gifts scandal

Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow was linked to a conservative group that had court business while Thomas was on the bench

The Guardian - US

The Fox-Dominion Lawsuit Shows That Mike Lee Is Wrong About Defamation

The 1964 Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. Sullivan makes it more difficult for public figures to prove defamation—but as we saw this week, not impossible.

Reason

Fox News caves — a win for democracy

Don't feel disappointed by the end of the Fox News trial — it's a major victory for press freedom and democracy

Salon

Editorial: Money talks. Justice Clarence Thomas listens

The hits keep coming for ethics-challenged Justice Clarence Thomas. At a time when the credibility and objectivity of the Supreme Court are under attack, Thomas seems intent on demonstrating why public skepticism of the court is so richly merited. Court judges across the country at every other level of the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Texas appellate judge defends Clarence Thomas’ honor over Harlan Crow-paid vacations

WASHINGTON – Appellate Judge James Ho of Dallas, a former law clerk to Clarence Thomas, defended the justice’s honor Tuesday, rejecting ethics allegations involving lavish trips provided by real estate magnate Harlan Crow.

Tribune News Service

Kimmel on Trump’s plan to arm teachers: ‘stupid and dangerous’

Late-night hosts discussed the recent NRA conference and Joe Biden’s ongoing trip to Ireland

The Guardian - US

GOP megadonor leaps to defend Clarence Thomas over real estate disclosures

Harlan Crow says reporting about his and Mr Thomas’s friendship ‘lacks integrity’

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Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: What Clarence Thomas calls hospitality looks a lot more like corruption

I am shocked, shocked to find that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' commitment to originalism — that is, the belief that legal texts should be interpreted as they were understood when they were adopted — comes to a screeching halt the minute he slides off the bench.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hit with new financial disclosure allegations

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was hit with new financial disclosure allegations as reports Monday said he plans to resubmit previous forms that omitted property sales to a GOP mega donor.

Tribune News Service

Key takeaways from Harlan Crow’s interview with The Dallas Morning News on Clarence Thomas

DALLAS — Harlan Crow, the Dallas real estate magnate whose friendship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has drawn national attention, doesn’t believe they’ve done anything wrong.

Reason

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Los Angeles Times

Analysis: FDA case may reveal if Supreme Court's conservative justices are abortion foes above all else

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's fast-track encounter with abortion pills this week may reveal much about the three justices who were crucial to overturning Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.

The Guardian - US

Fox News analyst calls for investigation of Clarence Thomas corruption claims

Juan Williams calls supreme court justice ‘my old friend’ but says ‘smell of financial corruption’ has damaged institution

Tribune News Service

Harlan Crow: There’s nothing wrong with my friendship with Clarence Thomas

DALLAS — Harlan Crow believes he and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas are the victims of a “political hit job.”

Fortune

Harlan Crow discusses his friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas for the first time

“It blows my mind that people assume that because Clarence Thomas has friends, that those friends have an angle.”

Salon

Thomas reported $750K from defunct firm

"Any presumption in favor of Thomas's integrity and commitment to comply with the law is gone," law professor says

Salon

Connecting Thomas and Trump: corruption

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas operates by the same underlying principles of corrupt power as Donald Trump

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Investigation into Supreme Court Justice Thomas is warranted

In addition to the lavish trips previously reported, ProPublica has now revealed that, in 2014, right-wing billionaire Harlan Crow bought a Savannah house and lots part-owned by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, where the jurist’s mother still lived. If the earlier unreported trips were legally dubious, this undeclared purchase much…

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