The County Sold Her Home Over Unpaid Taxes and Kept the Profit. SCOTUS Wasn't Having It. "The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but no more," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts. Reason · May 25, 2023
Roberts breaks silence amid Thomas mess Roberts said Congress has no business interfering in Supreme Court ethics Salon · May 24, 2023
Chief justice says US supreme court keeps ‘highest standards’ of conduct John Roberts speaks on same day lawyers for Harlan Crow decline to cooperate with Senate judiciary committee over gifts scandal The Guardian - US · May 24, 2023
Clarence Thomas should resign from the supreme court, for the good of the court By acting as if Thomas has done nothing wrong, chief justice John Roberts looks pathetic and enabling of unethical behavior The Guardian - US · May 24, 2023
Chief Justice Roberts says Supreme Court can do more on ethics, but offers no specifics Chief Justice John Roberts says there is more the Supreme Court can do to “adhere to the highest standards” of ethical conduct The Independent UK · May 24, 2023
Ron DeSantis teases 2024 bid as he makes subtle dig at Trump and vows to ‘protect faith and family’ Florida governor says he hopes to impose ‘7-2 conservative majority on the Supreme Court that would last a quarter century’ The Independent UK · May 23, 2023
Ron DeSantis boasts about ‘quarter century’ of 7-2 conservative Supreme Court majority if he wins in 2024 The prospective Republican presidential candidate says ‘It is possible that in those eight years, we have the opportunity to fortify justices’ The Independent UK · May 23, 2023
DeSantis envisions ‘quarter-century’ of far-right majority in the supreme court Speaking to Christian media, the Florida governor suggested a 7-2 conservative majority in the high court if he is elected president The Guardian - US · May 23, 2023
Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: Supreme Court rules for income streams over artistic freedom The Supreme Court has made it more difficult to quote from existing imagery, music and text, and harder to critique society by borrowing and amplifying others’ works. The Conversation · May 22, 2023
The Supreme Court and 'The Shadow Docket' A relative rarity until the Trump administration, in just four years, his Trump Justice Department asked the court for emergency relief an astounding 41 times. WEKU · May 22, 2023
Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win. WEKU · May 17, 2023
New Temple Bar restaurant Crackbrgr bringing together two revived Dublin favourites under one roof The new restaurant is brought to us by the same person who co-owned Crackbird and Jo'Burger. Dublin Live · May 16, 2023
SCOTUS to rule on religion at work Ruling could have the effect of elevating the rights of religious workers at the expense of co-workers Salon · May 16, 2023
Co-workers could bear costs of accommodating religious employees in the workplace if Supreme Court tosses out 46-year-old precedent The Supreme Court may soon transform the role of faith in the workplace, which could have the effect of elevating the rights of religious workers at the expense of co-workers. The Conversation · May 15, 2023
Reason · May 11, 2023 Will Separation of Powers Doom Biden's Student Debt Plan? Biden v. Nebraska has far-reaching implications for presidential power.
WEKU · May 9, 2023 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 · May 9, 2023 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 Independent UK · May 8, 2023 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
WEKU · May 5, 2023 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 · May 5, 2023 Thomas payments mark a tipping point Unfortunately that leaves us with only one option — and it is extremely unlikely
Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2023 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 · May 4, 2023 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 · May 4, 2023 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 · May 4, 2023 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’
Chicago Sun-Times · May 3, 2023 Supreme Court ethics hearings face tough, but necessary, road to reform The hearings, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, began this week and are perhaps the only vehicle, at this stage, to leverage public pressure that could lead to an ethics code for the nation’s highest court.