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Clarence Thomas’ right-wing billionaire patron Harlan Crow insists he never hoped to influence Supreme Court judge

The right-wing billionaire patron of Clarence Thomas insisted Monday he never hoped to influence the Supreme Court judge by treating him to pricey vacations, paying private school tuition and even buying his elderly mother’s home.

Tribune News Service

Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America

Investigators found Trump's appointee at the U.S. Agency for Global Media repeatedly abused his power. "It just takes one's breath away," says David Seide, a lawyer who represented whistleblowers.

WEKU

Federal judge says Clarence Thomas ethics complaints mishandled more than a decade ago

WASHINGTON — The federal courts’ policymaking body in 2011 mishandled ethics complaints surrounding financial disclosures by Justice Clarence Thomas, a sitting federal judge testified Wednesday.

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Supreme Court unanimously sides with Twitter in ISIS attack case

The case was brought by plaintiffs who said the social media company aided and abetted terrorism. Based on its opinion, the Supreme Court sent a related case involving Google back to the lower courts.

WEKU

Supreme Court sides with social media giants on liability laws - Roll Call

The Supreme Court left untouched an internet immunity law known as Section 230 and sided with social media companies in decisions Thursday.

Roll Call

Alabama Botched His Execution. Now He Wants To Die Differently.

On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with an Alabama death-row inmate who, after surviving a botched lethal injection attempt last year, says he wants to die by gas chamber instead.

Reason

Maryland gun control law is latest answer to Supreme Court ruling

Legislators and judges across US are grappling with top court’s ruling, which has been used to challenge restrictions.

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Judge rules on gun-purchasing age

Research shows "18- to 20-year-olds commit gun homicides at triple the rate of adults 21 years and older"

Salon

US supreme court pursuing rightwing agenda via ‘shadow docket’, book says

Steve Vladeck says conservative majority is bypassing public scrutiny with unsigned orders on religion, abortion and more

The Guardian - US

Thank Clarence Thomas for gun madness

His Bruen gun rights decision is killing Americans every day

Salon

What to know about judge's ruling on age limit for young gun buyers

A judge’s ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms

The Independent UK

George Santos, liar and fantasist, fits in with the Republican party just fine

Even where the technicalities of the apparent malfeasance are different, the Republican spirit is the same

The Guardian - US

Bill striking unconstitutional state law that criminalized homosexuality fails to meet critical deadline in the Texas House

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas’ law banning sodomy in 2003. It took almost 20 years for Democrats to get a bill to repeal the defunct ban on the House calendar.

The Texas Tribune

Kagan worried about ethics of bagel gift

Thomas got tuition for his nephew, a house for his mom and free trips while Kagan was "too ethical" to accept lox

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How a US Supreme Court ruling is transforming gun control

As mass killings stoke calls for reform, legal fights over the historical basis for gun rights have gone into overdrive.

Salon

Thomas GOP defenders got $500K from Crow

Lindsey Graham, the top Senate Judiciary Republican, has gotten tens of thousands of dollars from Harlan Crow

Salon

Thomas' pal obstructing Senate probe

"Mr. Crow is relying on the same baseless arguments that failed Donald Trump," Sen. Ron Wyden said

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused columnist E Jean Carroll

Verdict for first time legally brands a former US president as a sexual predator but clears Trump of rape. Plus, can New York’s Carbone survive its own success?

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Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas

Top Senate Democrats are pushing for new disclosures from a wealthy GOP donor with ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

The Guardian - US

US ethics watchdog calls on Clarence Thomas to resign over undisclosed gifts

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says supreme court justice should resign over mega-donor gifts scandal

Roll Call

Senate Democrats request details on gifts to Clarence Thomas - Roll Call

Senate Democrats requested more information from a billionaire GOP donor on gifts to Justice Clarence Thomas.

The Guardian - US

‘So improbable, it’s a novel’: the strange story of Clarence and Ginni Thomas

The controversial pairing of supreme court judge and radical conspiracy theorist is placed under the spotlight in a revealing new documentary

The Independent UK

Senate Judiciary Chair says Clarence Thomas revelations ‘just get worse’ as committee probes ethical concerns

Last week, the Senate Judicary Committee held a hearing regarding ethics on the Supreme Court

Salon

GOP defend Thomas from ethics charges

Republicans defend Clarence Thomas and deflect from bombshell reports about the Supreme Court justice

The Guardian - US

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

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