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Clarence Thomas’s undisclosed gifts from billionaires

Justice Thomas’s undisclosed gifts came from industry titans and ultrawealthy business executives, ProPublica reported.

Fortune

Supreme court justice Thomas took 38 undisclosed vacations from rich friends – report

Supreme court justice may have violated US law by not disclosing trips paid for by wealthy friends, ethics experts say

The Guardian - US

Experts: Thomas trips are "corruption"

"In my career I don't remember ever seeing this degree of largesse given to anybody," ex-federal judge says

Salon

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Lavish vacations, private jets and VIP passes: How wealthy donors put Clarence Thomas in the lap of luxury

The latest investigation by ProPublica uncovers a list of gifts and travel that is far more extensive than previously reported, Alex Woodward writes

The Independent UK

Thomas accepted more gifts from billionaire benefactors, new ProPublica report says

The conservative justice took at least 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, eight flights by helicopter, a dozen VIP passes to sporting events and stays at luxury resorts, according to ProPublica.

WEKU

More billionaires took Thomas on trips

Thomas reaped more benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons than previously known

Salon

How a Trump adviser manipulates free speech to advance his causes and ‘hurt his adversaries’

Leonard Leo, architect of the rightwing takeover of the US judiciary, champions the first amendment for political gain but does an ‘about-face’ when it’s used against him, critics say

The Guardian - US

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AOC claps back at Justice Alito for saying Congress can’t have oversight of Supreme Court

Supreme Court justice criticised for flying to Alaska on billionaire’s jet

The Independent UK

Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court

Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

The Difficulties of Tracking Maternal Mortality After ‘Dobbs’

Doctors and medical experts warn limiting access to abortion will be dangerous, but changes to maternal mortality can be hard to track.

Texas Observer

How We Found What the City of L.A. Didn’t: Landlords Renting Low-Cost Housing to Tourists

Hotel ads, booking sites and guest reviews. Tourists staying in rooms meant for low-cost housing. Yet the city’s Housing Department has cited few landlords for violating the residential hotel law.

Capital & Main

Supreme Court ethics measure advances on party-line vote

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would place new transparency rules on Supreme Court filings, place new recusal standards on the justices and require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court ethics measure advances on party-line vote - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would set new ethics rules for the Supreme Court but enacting a law is unlikely.

Roll Call

Senate panel to vote on Supreme Court code of ethics mandate

The Senate Judiciary Committee is planning a Thursday vote on a bill that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, but the legislation is expected to fall short of becoming law amid strong Republican opposition.

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Senate panel to vote on Supreme Court code of ethics mandate - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to mark up a bill Thursday that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics.

Salon

Thomas yacht trips cut Crow's tax bill

In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, the billionaire GOP donor may have violated tax laws, experts say

Salon

6 activists challenged 89K Ga. voters

Experts warn that election officials’ handling of some of those challenges may clash with federal law

Capital & Main

Los Angeles Housing Department Will Investigate Residential Hotels

Following a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation, which found that buildings meant for housing are instead being rented to tourists, the mayor’s office asked for a review.

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The Guardian - US

What ethical controversies are US supreme court justices facing?

Ethical concerns are swirling around the nation’s highest court, centering on Clarence Thomas and other conservative justices

Salon

Trump lawyer linked to scam websites

Right-wing websites connected to former Trump lawyer are scamming loyal followers with phony celebrity pitches

The Independent UK

Liz Weston: Saving for retirement just got more complicated

Secure 2.0 gave people several new options for workplace retirement accounts, but it forces higher-income savers to use their plans’ Roth option for catch-up contributions

The Guardian - US

Key Democrat attacks US supreme court chief justice over ethics scandal

Dick Durbin, chair of Senate judiciary committee, condemns John Roberts for failure to reform court as donor controversy swirls

Salon

The big business of clogged arteries

ProPublica analyzed artery procedures and found that some doctors are making millions doing questionable treatments

Axios

The Supreme Court’s apolitical image is all but dead

The justices tried for a very long time to cultivate a perception that they existed on an elevated plane above elected politicians.

Salon

How Arizona stands between tribes' water

For the Navajo Nation, the fight for water rights has real implications, with infrastructure often never built

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