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Roberts' potential conflict of interest

Jane Roberts legal work involved officials involved in cases before the Supreme Court

Salon

Don't Underestimate Clarence Thomas

Justice Thomas' footprints are all over the Court's recently concluded term.

Reason

Ginni Thomas saw no evidence of fraud

"I was just hearing it from news reports and friends on the ground," Thomas admitted to the J6 committee

Salon

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Clarence Thomas’ wife Ginni told Jan. 6 committee she didn’t discuss election with husband

Ginni Thomas testified to the Jan. 6 committee that she regrets sending texts to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pushing him to aggressively challenge the 2020 election, but said she never discussed it with her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Tribune News Service

Ginni Thomas says she wanted Trump admin to challenge 2020 election "until the truth could be found out"

The committee previously released text messages between Thomas and Mark Meadows.

Axios

Ginni Thomas admits she was not aware of any evidence of voter fraud when she lobbied to overturn election

Wife of Supreme Court judge admits she ‘wasn’t very deep’ in her knowledge of specific voter fraud claims in interview with Jan 6 committee

The Independent UK

Thomases "damaged" court's reputation

When it comes to conflicts of interest, is anyone on the Supreme Court worse than Justice Thomas?

Salon

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The future of US elections hinges on an outlandish case before the supreme court

The ‘independent state legislature’ theory has rarely been put forward, and then only by blatant partisans acting in bad faith

The Guardian - US

Carl P. Leubsdorf: No surprise that trust in Supreme Court has slipped

Public trust in the Supreme Court has dropped sharply, a Gallup poll found this fall. It’s hardly surprising, given an array of recent factors involving the justices, their opinions and supporters.

Tribune News Service

US Senate passes bill protecting same-sex marriage

House must now pass legislation as Democrats hurry to get it Biden to sign into law before Republicans take over the chamber

The Guardian - US

Jackie Calmes: Clarence Thomas' Jan. 6 conflicts of interest are showing again

Amid all the attention recently to "Trumpty Dumpty's" do-over presidential candidacy, the midterm elections and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's semi-farewell, one bit of Washington news was overshadowed but shouldn't be. As with Donald Trump, we must not become inured to this other newsmaker's travesties.

Los Angeles Times

Call to impeach Thomas over Jan 6 ruling

"It's absurd that Thomas did not recuse," says CREW

Salon

Experts alarmed over Trump's SCOTUS plot

The emails also raise new questions about Justice Clarence Thomas' wife Ginni's contact with Trump attorney

Salon

Trump lawyers thought Clarence Thomas would be key to subverting result of 2020 election, emails show

Thomas’s involvement in Trump’s election scheme deepens

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The Guardian - US

Trump allies saw Clarence Thomas as key to efforts to challenge 2020 election

Emails show ex-president’s attorney saying justice was ‘our only chance to get a favorable judicial opinion’ by 6 January

Tribune News Service

Trump lawyers pinned hopes on Justice Clarence Thomas to overturn 2020 election, emails show

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team pinned its hopes on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to give them a long shot victory in their scheme to overturn the 2020 election, new emails have reportedly revealed.

Axios

Trump lawyers saw Thomas as "key" to disrupting 2020 election count

"We want to frame things so that Thomas could be the one to issue some sort of stay or other circuit justice opinion."

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Don’t worry, children of privilege. Supreme Court won’t end affirmative action for you

It’s not true that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to end affirmative action in college admissions.

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Salon

The Big Lie: Yep, both sides do it

MAGA faithful have taken election denial to the extreme, but both parties have nurtured the problem for decades

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Once again, America is reminded that the Supreme Court is a broken institution

Two minor but telling developments this week provide dismal reminders that the U.S. Supreme Court is mired in a crisis of legitimacy because of what certainly looks like overt partisanship by its conservative majority. Chief Justice John Roberts should add these to the multiple other examples of broken trust by…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Justice Thomas’ refusal to recuse himself is thumbing his nose at the law

There’s a sad lesson for the law and the country in Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ Oct. 24 stay of a federal appeals court’s order that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., comply with a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia. The district attorney there is conducting…

Salon

Experts slam Thomas for shielding Graham

"Even granting a brief administrative stay showed his contempt for the law," says Harvard Law Prof. Laurence Tribe

The Independent UK

Clarence Thomas intervenes to stop Lindsey Graham from testifying in Georgia election probe

Legal experts have called for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 election, citing his wife’s participation in efforts to reverse Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden

Roll Call

Supreme Court, for now, pauses Sen. Lindsey Graham subpoena - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Monday paused an order to have South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham testify before a Georgia grand jury.

The Guardian - US

The January 6 panel makes it clear: American democracy needs accountability

Slavery and civil war tested us 160 years ago. Again, we are being tested. Midterms are less than a month away

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