"Hogwash": Experts doubt Thomas' excuses Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged that he took three trips aboard the GOP megadonor's plane Salon · Aug 31, 2023
Now-released forms reveal more trips gifted to Justice Clarence Thomas by Harlan Crow In a statement accompanying Thursday's disclosure, a lawyer for Thomas said there had been "no willful ethics transgressions" and called prior reporting errors "strictly inadvertent." WEKU · Aug 31, 2023
‘He’s an insider’: Ramaswamy’s deep ties to rightwing kingpins revealed Republican candidate brands himself as an ‘outsider’ but has close links to prominent figures Leonard Leo and Peter Thiel The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2023
Why doctors pay millions in fees that could be spent on care The shift to electronic medical payments gave rise to a new kind of health care middlemen, who now charge 1-5% every time insurers pay doctors. Here's how lobbyists convinced regulators this was OK. WEKU · Aug 15, 2023
EPA approves highly toxic fuel additive Current and former EPA scientists said that the threat level of a new Chevron fuel ingredient is unheard of Salon · Aug 13, 2023
House Democrats call for investigation into Clarence Thomas over corruption claims ‘Refusing to hold him accountable would set a dangerous precedent,’ they wrote The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
AOC leads call for federal ethics investigation into Clarence Thomas Democrats make demand in letter to attorney general Merrick Garland and condemn judge’s ‘blatant disregard for judicial ethics’ The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2023
L.A. Housing Department Demands Residential Hotels Stop Renting Rooms to Tourists After a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation found that landlords were turning low-cost housing into tourist hotels, the city ordered some building owners to comply with the law. Capital & Main · Aug 11, 2023
‘Unprecedented, stunning, disgusting’: Clarence Thomas condemned over billionaire gifts Calls for the supreme court justice to resign grow as new details of 38 more undeclared gifts and vacations from rich donors emerge The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2023
Clarence Thomas’s undisclosed gifts from billionaires Justice Thomas’s undisclosed gifts came from industry titans and ultrawealthy business executives, ProPublica reported. Fortune · Aug 10, 2023
Supreme court justice Thomas took 38 undisclosed vacations from rich friends – report Supreme court justice may have violated US law by not disclosing trips paid for by wealthy friends, ethics experts say The Guardian - US · Aug 10, 2023
Experts: Thomas trips are "corruption" "In my career I don't remember ever seeing this degree of largesse given to anybody," ex-federal judge says Salon · Aug 10, 2023
Lavish vacations, private jets and VIP passes: How wealthy donors put Clarence Thomas in the lap of luxury The latest investigation by ProPublica uncovers a list of gifts and travel that is far more extensive than previously reported, Alex Woodward writes The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023
Thomas accepted more gifts from billionaire benefactors, new ProPublica report says The conservative justice took at least 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, eight flights by helicopter, a dozen VIP passes to sporting events and stays at luxury resorts, according to ProPublica. WEKU · Aug 10, 2023
Salon · Aug 10, 2023 More billionaires took Thomas on trips Thomas reaped more benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons than previously known
The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2023 How a Trump adviser manipulates free speech to advance his causes and ‘hurt his adversaries’ Leonard Leo, architect of the rightwing takeover of the US judiciary, champions the first amendment for political gain but does an ‘about-face’ when it’s used against him, critics say
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023 AOC claps back at Justice Alito for saying Congress can’t have oversight of Supreme Court Supreme Court justice criticised for flying to Alaska on billionaire’s jet
The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023 Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court
Texas Observer · Jul 28, 2023 The Difficulties of Tracking Maternal Mortality After ‘Dobbs’ Doctors and medical experts warn limiting access to abortion will be dangerous, but changes to maternal mortality can be hard to track.
Capital & Main · Jul 25, 2023 How We Found What the City of L.A. Didn’t: Landlords Renting Low-Cost Housing to Tourists Hotel ads, booking sites and guest reviews. Tourists staying in rooms meant for low-cost housing. Yet the city’s Housing Department has cited few landlords for violating the residential hotel law.
Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2023 Supreme Court ethics measure advances on party-line vote WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would place new transparency rules on Supreme Court filings, place new recusal standards on the justices and require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics.
Roll Call · Jul 20, 2023 Supreme Court ethics measure advances on party-line vote - Roll Call The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would set new ethics rules for the Supreme Court but enacting a law is unlikely.
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023 Senate panel to vote on Supreme Court code of ethics mandate The Senate Judiciary Committee is planning a Thursday vote on a bill that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, but the legislation is expected to fall short of becoming law amid strong Republican opposition.
Roll Call · Jul 19, 2023 Senate panel to vote on Supreme Court code of ethics mandate - Roll Call The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to mark up a bill Thursday that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics.
Salon · Jul 17, 2023 Thomas yacht trips cut Crow's tax bill In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, the billionaire GOP donor may have violated tax laws, experts say