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 · Apr 20, 2023
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 · Apr 20, 2023
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 · Apr 20, 2023
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 · Apr 20, 2023
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 · Apr 19, 2023
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 · Apr 19, 2023
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 · Apr 18, 2023
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 · Apr 18, 2023
GOP megadonor leaps to defend Clarence Thomas over real estate disclosures Harlan Crow says reporting about his and Mr Thomas’s friendship ‘lacks integrity’ The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
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. Los Angeles Times · Apr 18, 2023
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 · Apr 17, 2023
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. Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023
Is Clarence Thomas Ethically Challenged? Plus: What the editors hate most about the IRS and tax day Reason · Apr 17, 2023
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 The Guardian - US · Apr 17, 2023
Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023 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 · Apr 17, 2023 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.”
Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023 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…
Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2023 Justice Thomas reported income from defunct firm, Washington Post says WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported income from a real estate firm founded by his wife and her family, even after the company ceased to exist, The Washington Post said.
The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023 Clarence Thomas reported thousands of dollars in income from real estate company that doesn’t exist anymore The SCOTUS member is under scrutiny for financial disclosures after his relationship with GOP megadonor Harlan Crow was revealed
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 15, 2023 Illinois should ban cruel practice of declawing cats Declawing is inhumane, a veterinarian writes, and already banned or considered unethical in most of the world.
Fortune · Apr 14, 2023 Clarence Thomas’ billionaire benefactor inherited a commercial real estate empire—his father was once the largest landlord in the US Harlan Crow, and his private art collection including a “dead dictator” statue collection and a Hitler painting, are in the spotlight.
Salon · Apr 14, 2023 Senator rips Roberts' silence on Thomas "Friends don't also buy your properties and deck them out for your family members to continue living in"
Salon · Apr 14, 2023 Calls to impeach Thomas over $133K deal "Harlan Crow is not, as Thomas claims, his 'dearest friend' so much as his corrupt benefactor," critic says
Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023 Asking Clarence Thomas to testify in Senate could spark a showdown WASHINGTON — Advocacy groups have urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to call Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to testify about his relationship with a billionaire GOP donor, a move experts say would escalate conflict between two branches of government and could lead to a separation-of-powers showdown.
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023 Clarence Thomas failed to disclose 2014 real estate deal with GOP megadonor Records show Harlan Crow purchased three parcels of land, including the plot where Thomas’ mother still lives, for a combined $133,363 in 2014