Tracking scandals and controversies involving the US Supreme Court.
Justices Samuel Alito And Clarence Thomas Accepted Gifts From Conservative Donors. “The committee voted along party lines in November to authorize subpoenas for Leo and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in response to revelations of travel accepted by several Supreme Court justices, including Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. Crow paid for lavish trips for Thomas, which initially went unreported on the justice’s financial disclosure reports, according to a series of reports in ProPublica. Leo arranged a 2008 fishing trip attended by Alito, according to a ProPublica report. Alito similarly did not report the trip on his financial forms.” [CNN]
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