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POINT: Clarence Thomas’ conflicts put our whole constitutional system at risk

Federal law requires Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which their “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” Unlike other judges, however, Supreme Court justices decide themselves whether their impartiality is up for questioning.

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COUNTERPOINT: Justice Thomas should not be held ‘accountable’ for wife’s opinions

Over the last several weeks, many have been calling for the resignation or impeachment of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.

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‘Someone is unduly influencing Ginni Thomas’: Expert says wife of Supreme Court justice is part of ‘Trump cult’

‘I think someone is unduly influencing Ginni Thomas to believe those things,’ expert tells Bevan Hurley of the conservative activist

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Commentary: Without checks on the Supreme Court, there is no balance

It was recently revealed that conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, had not only participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in which then-President Donald Trump urged supporters to march on, and perhaps attack, the Capitol, but also that she fully bought into the…

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TX uses lawsuits to attack voting rights

Texas is using redistricting lawsuits to wage its assault on voting protections

Salon

Jan. 6 panel closes in on Rudy, Ivanka

The Jan. 6 panel hopes recent testimony will prompt others in the president's inner circle to cooperate

Salon

How a California lawyer became a focal point of the Jan. 6 investigation

WASHINGTON — A federal judge’s extraordinary assertion last week that former President Donald Trump likely committed felonies connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection marked a milestone for the House committee investigating the attack.

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Capitol attack panel scores two big wins as it inches closer to Trump’s inner circle

House select committee seizes momentum as it embarks on final push to conclude evidence-gathering phase of inquiry

The Guardian - US

John M. Crisp: Clarence Thomas should be as candid as Ginni

Justice Clarence Thomas is not going to resign from the Supreme Court. He will not be impeached. And anyone who imagines that Thomas will recuse himself from cases before the Court that are connected to his wife’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election is mistaken.

Tribune News Service

Saturday Night Live: Jerrod Carmichael hosts an inevitably slap-heavy episode

The standup and actor can’t help but cover the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident with mixed results

The Guardian - US

Ginni Thomas: New footage shows MAGA activist ‘exposing’ self-help cult in the 1980s

‘As is the case with so many former members, she was overly susceptible and went from one cult to another’

The Independent UK

Jared Kushner ‘voluntarily’ gives Capitol attack panel information in testimony

Kushner becomes first member of Donald Trump’s family to speak to investigators

The Guardian - US

Ginni Thomas' "insane" Trump staff memos

Many memos "were dripping with paranoia and read like they were written by a disturbed person," says ex-WH official

Salon

Joe Biden, hero of democracy — sort of

Joe Biden is floating in a tin can, far above the world: His quest is noble, but likely bound for failure

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Trump Son-in-law Jared Kushner Testifies in Capitol Riot Probe

Former US president Donald Trump's son-in-law and top White House aide Jared Kushner answered questions Thursday from the House panel investigating last year's assault on the Capitol. Kushner, the highest-ranking Trump advisor and the first family member to testify so far, appeared in private by video link voluntarily and was…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Of course Clarence Thomas should recuse himself

In recent weeks, revelations about political activity by Virginia Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, have evolved from alarming to beyond the pale.

The Guardian - US

‘I know how much it hurts’: Biden to release US oil in bid to lower gas prices – as it happened

President lays out plan to free 1m daily barrels from US oil reserve, and suggests Putin ‘may be in self-isolation’

The Independent UK

Pelosi accuses SCOTUS Justice Thomas’s wife of being a ‘proud contributor to a coup’

Speaker adds he never should have been appointed to court in the first place

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: The Supreme Court has a giant legitimacy crisis, which means so does America

Earlier this month, a speech warning about the dangers of politicizing the U.S. Supreme Court was delivered in Utah by an authoritative, insider source, who cautioned that "[a]t some point the institution is going to be compromised." He voiced his growing concern that eventually we could "chip away at the…

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Editorial: Supreme Court must guard its own integrity

Those who care about the integrity of the Supreme Court should be cautious in advocating for a mandated code of ethics. The highest court in our land should not need a lesson in ethical standards, right?

The Independent UK

Schumer and Democrats say Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from January 6 cases

Plenty of Senate Democrats– moderate and progressive alike – are skittish about voting to impeach the longest-serving Supreme Court Justice

Tribune News Service

AOC demands Justice Clarence Thomas resign from Supreme Court — or face possible impeachment

AOC wants him off the court.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Sen. Josh Hawley says he missed a call from Trump on morning of Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump attempted to call him on Jan. 6, 2021 but the two were not able to connect.

The Independent UK

Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet's lawsuit

The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq

Axios

Democrats grapple with response to conflict allegations against Clarence Thomas

Some progressives want him impeached, yet House leaders are seeking more investigation.

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