Thomas' Koch trip undermines his defense “Even using Thomas’ flawed logic... there’s no way this chartered flight fits into that exception," expert says Salon · Oct 5, 2023
Big Pharma slowed vaccine development A vaccine against tuberculosis has never been closer to reality. But development slowed due to corporate interests Salon · Oct 5, 2023
‘A Setup for Disaster’: California Legislation Requiring Companies to Pay for Oil and Gas Well Cleanup in Limbo The bill, which awaits a decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, follows ProPublica’s reporting on the multibillion-dollar cost to clean up California’s oil and gas industry and the exodus of major companies shifting ownership of thousands of aging wells. Capital & Main · Oct 4, 2023
US centrist group No Labels accuses Democrats of waging ‘war’ against it In an open letter, the leaders of the group allege the Democratic National Committee is taking away people’s choice in 2024 election The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2023
Brickbat: Still Waiting Massachusetts has 184,000 people on a waiting list for the state's 41,500 subsidized apartments. But an investigation by WBUR and ProPublica found nearly 2,300 of those state-funded apartments are vacant. Almost 1,800 of the apartments have been vacant for more than 60 days. And about 730 units have been empty… Reason · Oct 4, 2023
The IRS Sprang a Leak Plus: Donald Trump's creative accounting, those sneaky vegans, brain drain, and more... Reason · Oct 3, 2023
Clarence Thomas recuses from Supreme Court case on House Jan. 6 panel - Roll Call Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas bowed out of a Jan. 6-related case at the center of a congressional committee’s power to investigate. Roll Call · Oct 2, 2023
L.A. Housing Department Proposes Increasing Residential Hotel Enforcement Amid the city’s homelessness crisis, some landlords have turned buildings meant for low-cost housing into tourist hotels. Capital & Main · Oct 2, 2023
Biden worries ‘extreme’ supreme court can’t be relied on to uphold rule of law Trump installed three conservative justices, tilting the court 6-3 to the right, which delivered significant victories for conservatives The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2023
Chief justice urged to make Alito and Thomas step aside in megadonor cases More than 40 watchdog groups call on John Roberts to force US supreme court justices to step aside after ethics scandals The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2023
Call for Clarence Thomas to recuse grow Ethics violations by Justice Thomas and others on the Supreme Court keep piling up Salon · Sep 25, 2023
Ken Burns defends Clarence Thomas photo The filmmaker was caught taking a photo with the justice and the businessman David Koch Salon · Sep 22, 2023
Revelations of Clarence Thomas’s Koch links stoke supreme court reform calls Senate judiciary panel member Whitehouse says ‘Oh, my’ after report links justice to hard-right Koch network The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2023
Thomas' latest scandal "sickens" experts The latest outrage over Thomas' conduct follows a report revealing his ties to the Koch brothers' political network Salon · Sep 22, 2023
WEKU · Sep 22, 2023 Thomas attended fundraisers for conservative political group, ProPublica report says A new report from ProPublica claims that Thomas has maintained a close relationship with the Koch network and that on at least two occasions, he spoke at fundraising events for the organization.
Salon · Sep 22, 2023 Revealed: Thomas went to Koch events Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, helping a political network that has brought cases to SCOTUS
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023 Clarence Thomas ‘secretly attended two Koch donor summits’, report says Supreme Court Justice has been accused of conflict of interest over a string of expensive vacations and gifts
The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2023 Clarence Thomas spoke at two donor events of ultra-right Koch network Justice took part in fundraising events for Koch brothers’ organization which has brought cases before supreme court
Salon · Sep 13, 2023 AOC slams Justice Alito during hearing An ethics expert told Rep. Ocasio-Cortez that Alito would have had to recuse himself if he served on a lower court
The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2023 Silver Dollar Road review – another Raoul Peck documentary triumph The I Am Not Your Negro director’s adaptation of a 2019 ProPublica investigation effectively connects one family’s story with the larger scourge of legal Black land theft
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts "concrete steps soon" to address ethics concerns U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has told attendees at a judicial conference in Ohio that addressing recent ethics concerns can increase public confidence in the institution
Texas Observer · Sep 6, 2023 Ken Paxton Repeatedly Refused to Defend State Agencies in Court An investigation by ProPublica and TexasTribune found that the Attorney General forced taxpayers to pay for their defense instead.
The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2023 Senator files ethics complaint against supreme court justice Samuel Alito Sheldon Whitehouse writes to Chief Justice John Roberts about ‘several’ ethics violations, citing Wall Street Journal interview
The Texas Tribune · Sep 5, 2023 Texas AG Ken Paxton’s habit of refusing to defend state agencies cost taxpayers Records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune give deeper insight into how Paxton’s representation denials often pushed agencies to look for outside legal counsel that was ultimately funded by taxpayers.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 1, 2023 Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor’s plane last year Thomas said he was complying with new guidelines for reporting travel, but he did not include any earlier travel at billionaire Harlan Crow’s expense, including a 2019 trip to Indonesia aboard his yacht.