The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

Asian Americans spent decades seeking fair education. Then the right stole the narrative

Affirmative action opponents have used racial scapegoating to reframe the national debate, exploiting middle-class fears

The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2023

Dems send warning to Roberts over Thomas

If “the Court does not resolve this issue on its own, the Committee will consider legislation to resolve it"

Salon · Apr 11, 2023

Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips

Senate Democrats are calling on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

AOC points out alarming detail in Clarence Thomas’ response to his GOP megadonor gifts

The congresswoman claimed Justice Thomas’ statement raises “even more serious questions”

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

Nine Black Robes review: how Trump turned the supreme court right

Joan Biskupic of CNN delivers an assured history of the conservative takeover that threatens to reshape America

The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2023

Justice Thomas’ travels highlight gaps in disclosure rules

WASHINGTON — In 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas publicly disclosed five trips that were paid for by someone else: a series of teaching and speaking engagements at U.S. law schools and colleges. He reported receiving no gifts.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023

Justice Thomas’s travels highlight gaps in disclosure rules

In 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas publicly disclosed five trips that were paid for by someone else: a series of teaching and speaking engagements at US law schools and colleges. He reported receiving no gifts.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023

Senators seek probes into report on undisclosed luxury trips by Supreme Court's Thomas

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for decades accepted luxury trips from a Dallas businessman without publicly disclosing them despite a federal law requiring disclosure of most gifts, a media report said on Thursday, prompting Senate Democrats to call for an investigation.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2023

Supreme Court ethics criticism grows louder with Clarence Thomas investigation

Thomas accepted luxury trips from a Republican megadonor “virtually every year” for more than 20 years.

Axios · Apr 6, 2023

Roberts rankled colleagues as his hold on Supreme Court slipped, book says

A new book details how Chief Justice John Roberts lost control of an increasingly conservative U.S. Supreme Court as it moved to overturn the constitutional right to abortion last year.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023