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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

Salon

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.

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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

Salon

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?

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

The Guardian - US

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.

Roll Call

‘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 Guardian - US

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

The Independent UK

GOP defend Thomas from ethics charges

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

Salon

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

The Guardian - US

GOP activist pushed payments to Ginni Thomas but wanted her name kept quiet

Supreme Court Justice’s wife got thousands of dollars from a nonprofit with business before the high court

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What to know about the Supreme Court and ethical concerns

Revelations continue to emerge about Supreme Court justices and lavish trips, private school tuition and more. The growing list of these nondisclosures is causing some to question court ethics.

Salon

Thomas payments mark a tipping point

Unfortunately that leaves us with only one option — and it is extremely unlikely

The Guardian - US

Clarence Thomas scandal deepens with report of rightwing activist’s secret payments to wife – as it happened

Leonard Leo arranged for Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas to be paid $25,000 and emphasized ‘no mention of Ginni’ on the payments

The Independent UK

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What I Learned From Justice Stevens' Papers on Kelo v. City of New London

There are several interesting revelations, including an unpublished dissent by Justice Antonin Scalia.

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas let a GOP donor pay family member’s tuition

GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, who paid for luxury vacations for Clarence Thomas and his wife, also paid the private school tuition for a great-nephew of the justice, who raised the boy. The payments were not disclosed.

The Independent UK

Justice Clarence Thomas let GOP donor pay tuition: Report

A Republican donor paid two years of private school tuition for a child raised by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and Thomas didn't disclose the payments

Salon

Dems call for action after Thomas report

It was recently reported that Thomas' benefactor Harlan Crow also paid for the private school of Thomas' relative

The Guardian - US

Clarence Thomas: mega-donor paid for great-nephew’s private school

Supreme court justice did not declare Republican Harlan Crow’s support for schooling of boy Thomas raised ‘as a son’

The Independent UK

GOP megadonor friend paid private school tuition for Clarence Thomas’s relative

The story in ProPublica is the latest revelation of the depth of the relationship between the two men

Salon

Thomas benefactor Crow covered tuition

Crow paid for private school for Thomas' great-nephew. Yet that fact remained previously undisclosed

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