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      U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks with fellow justices

      Clarence Thomas Discloses Three 2022 Flights on Right-Wing Billionaire's Private Jet

      Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said the filing "won't deter us from fully investigating the massive, secret, right-wing billionaire influence in which this court is enmired."

      Jake Johnson
      Aug 31, 2023

      Right-wing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas revealed Thursday that he took three flights on the private jet of conservative billionaire Harlan Crow last year, a disclosure that came more than four months after ProPublicareported that the powerful judge has been accepting luxury trips from the Texas real estate magnate for decades.

      The trips are outlined in Thomas' required financial disclosure for 2022. Last May, according to the document, Thomas flew on Crow's private jet to Dallas, where the justice delivered a keynote address at a conference held by the right-wing American Enterprise Institute.

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      Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

      AOC Leads Call for DOJ Probe of Clarence Thomas Over 'Blatant Disregard for Judicial Ethics'

      "No one is above the law," the New York Democrat asserted. "For two decades, Justice Thomas failed to report millions in gifts."

      Brett Wilkins
      Aug 11, 2023

      A day after several House Democrats urged U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign following fresh reporting on undisclosed luxury vacations he accepted from wealthy Republican donors, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday led a letter calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the right-wing judge's failure to report "significant gifts" from billionaires "in defiance of his duty under federal law."

      "For close to two decades, Justice Thomas repeatedly certified that his financial disclosures were 'accurate, true, and complete,' despite omitting millions of dollars in gifts," the office of Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in a statement. "Justices of the Supreme Court are required to file annual reports disclosing gifts, and the failure to do so carries a legal penalty under the Ethics of Government Act of 1978."

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      Sen. Dick Durbin speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

      With No GOP Support, Senate Panel Passes Bill Requiring Supreme Court to Adopt Ethics Code

      "Republicans are making clear they will defend their corrupt allies on the Supreme Court no matter what," said one campaigner.

      Jake Johnson
      Jul 20, 2023

      The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt an enforceable code of ethics and adhere to stronger disclosure rules following a series of revelations about the luxury trips and other gifts justices have received from right-wing billionaires.

      Led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act advanced out of committee without any Republican support.

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