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Clarence Thomas under scrutiny after report of activist’s payments to his wife

Leonard Leo funneled funds to Ginni Thomas with instructions not to mention her, Washington Post reports

The Guardian - US

GOP activist pushed payments to Ginni Thomas but wanted her name kept quiet

Supreme Court Justice’s wife got thousands of dollars from a nonprofit with business before the high court

The Independent UK

Thomas payments mark a tipping point

Unfortunately that leaves us with only one option — and it is extremely unlikely

Salon

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Clarence Thomas scandal deepens with report of rightwing activist’s secret payments to wife – as it happened

Leonard Leo arranged for Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas to be paid $25,000 and emphasized ‘no mention of Ginni’ on the payments

The Guardian - US

The GOP's abortion albatross

They brought this on themselves

Salon

The battle over "woke" companies is coming to your pocket

Conservative group will text consumers about companies that promote progressive values.

Axios

Commentary: Clarence Thomas, a billionaire benefactor and the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis

On Thursday, ProPublica revealed that a right-wing billionaire has secretly funded a lavish lifestyle for Justice Clarence Thomas. Then on Friday, a federal judge in Texas tried to block the use around the country of mifepristone, the medication used in half of all abortions. These two dramatic twists are part…

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Critics scoff at Clarence Thomas defense

Right-wing Supreme Court justice "broke the law, and it isn't particularly close," legal analysts say

Salon

Justice Clarence Thomas’s megadonor friend collects Hitler memorabilia – report

Harlan Crow, closely linked to judge, has a signed copy of Mein Kampf and dictator’s paintings

The Guardian - US

Watchdog: Leo profits from non-profit

Campaign for Accountability complaint calls for IRS investigation into tax-exempt groups linked to Leonard Leo

Salon

US Justice Clarence Thomas responds to unreported luxury travel

The Supreme Court justice says he has ‘sought to comply’ with rules after ProPublica revealed apparent law violation.

Al Jazeera

Clarence Thomas faces impeachment calls after reports of undisclosed gifts

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemns ‘shocking corruption’ after ProPublica report details luxury items from top Republican donor

The Guardian - US

Texas billionaire Harlan Crow treated Justice Clarence Thomas to luxury trips that weren’t disclosed

Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court.

The Texas Tribune

Impeachment calls over Thomas donor ties

Thomas accused of corruption and law violations after accepting luxury trips for 20 years without disclosing them

Salon

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The Guardian - US

Clarence Thomas must be impeached over revelations of megadonor gifts, says AOC – as it happened

Democrat urges impeachment after reports justice took gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow for two decades

The Guardian - US

Rightwing legal activist accused of misusing $73m from non-profit groups

A watchdog complaint filed with the IRS presents an accounting of the money paid to Leonard Leo’s for-profit businesses

The Guardian - US

Dark money groups push election denialism on US state officials

Groups have created incubator of policies that would restrict ballot access and amplify election fraud claims

Tribune News Service

Ripples from Wisconsin Supreme Court battle could reach the Hill

WASHINGTON — The fight to control Wisconsin’s highest court has thrust the Midwestern battleground into the national spotlight as Election Day closes in on a pivotal race that could dictate future abortion and redistricting measures — and have implications for 2024.

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Ripples from Wisconsin Supreme Court battle could reach the Hill - Roll Call

A race that has shattered spending records for a state court seat could be a signal for 2024's Senate campaign and affect House districts.

Salon

Ron DeSantis caught in leaked video

DeSantis spoke to the Teneo Network, a secretive well-funded group run by SCOTUS takeover architect Leonard Leo

Salon

A Federalist Society for all things

Donald Trump's so-called Supreme Court whisperer wants to expand his success to other parts of American society

The Guardian - US

Election-denying donors pour millions into key Wisconsin supreme court race

‘An organized group of insurrectionists’ is seeking to swing a vote with big implications for voting rights, redistricting and abortion

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: When will Americans flood the streets to protest our broken, corrupt Supreme Court?

So it turns out that a huge number of voters actually do understand that it’s essential for a functioning democracy to have a fair and uncompromised judiciary, even when the rules needed to make that happen tends to be arcane and unsexy. They finally get it ... in Israel.

Salon

New Leo group seeks to influence culture

Inside the “private and confidential” conservative group that promises to “crush liberal dominance”

Tribune News Service

Republicans ramp up anti-ESG campaign for 2023

The investing strategy known as ESG is under attack, and virtually no one expects the backlash to die down.

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