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  1. "#Ethics experts said #ClarenceThomas’ undisclosed ties to the #Koch network could call his impartiality in the case into doubt. This sort of potential conflict is why the judiciary has rules against both political activity and fundraising, they said. 'Parties litigating in the court before #JusticeThomas don’t know the extent of Thomas’ relationship with the parties on the other side,' said James Sample, a Hofstra University law professor who studies judicial ethics. 'You have to be pretty cynical to not think that’s a problem.' "

    #OligarchCamp
    #BohemianGrove
    #SCOTUS
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ChevronDoctrine
    #NDRC
    #KochIndustries
    #Oligarchy
    #CorruptSCOTUS
    #SCOTUSIsCompromised
    #Corporatocracy
    #Oiligarchy
    #EnvironmentalProtections
    #BigOilAndGas
    #CorporatePolluters
    #HeritageFoundation
    #ClimateDeniers
    #WaterIsLife
    #AirIsLife

  2. "#Ethics experts said #ClarenceThomas’ undisclosed ties to the #Koch network could call his impartiality in the case into doubt. This sort of potential conflict is why the judiciary has rules against both political activity and fundraising, they said. 'Parties litigating in the court before #JusticeThomas don’t know the extent of Thomas’ relationship with the parties on the other side,' said James Sample, a Hofstra University law professor who studies judicial ethics. 'You have to be pretty cynical to not think that’s a problem.' "

    #OligarchCamp
    #BohemianGrove
    #SCOTUS
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ChevronDoctrine
    #NDRC
    #KochIndustries
    #Oligarchy
    #CorruptSCOTUS
    #SCOTUSIsCompromised
    #Corporatocracy
    #Oiligarchy
    #EnvironmentalProtections
    #BigOilAndGas
    #CorporatePolluters
    #HeritageFoundation
    #ClimateDeniers
    #WaterIsLife
    #AirIsLife

  3. "#Ethics experts said #ClarenceThomas’ undisclosed ties to the #Koch network could call his impartiality in the case into doubt. This sort of potential conflict is why the judiciary has rules against both political activity and fundraising, they said. 'Parties litigating in the court before #JusticeThomas don’t know the extent of Thomas’ relationship with the parties on the other side,' said James Sample, a Hofstra University law professor who studies judicial ethics. 'You have to be pretty cynical to not think that’s a problem.' "

    #OligarchCamp
    #BohemianGrove
    #SCOTUS
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ChevronDoctrine
    #NDRC
    #KochIndustries
    #Oligarchy
    #CorruptSCOTUS
    #SCOTUSIsCompromised
    #Corporatocracy
    #Oiligarchy
    #EnvironmentalProtections
    #BigOilAndGas
    #CorporatePolluters
    #HeritageFoundation
    #ClimateDeniers
    #WaterIsLife
    #AirIsLife

  4. "#Ethics experts said #ClarenceThomas’ undisclosed ties to the #Koch network could call his impartiality in the case into doubt. This sort of potential conflict is why the judiciary has rules against both political activity and fundraising, they said. 'Parties litigating in the court before #JusticeThomas don’t know the extent of Thomas’ relationship with the parties on the other side,' said James Sample, a Hofstra University law professor who studies judicial ethics. 'You have to be pretty cynical to not think that’s a problem.' "

    #OligarchCamp
    #BohemianGrove
    #SCOTUS
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ChevronDoctrine
    #NDRC
    #KochIndustries
    #Oligarchy
    #CorruptSCOTUS
    #SCOTUSIsCompromised
    #Corporatocracy
    #Oiligarchy
    #EnvironmentalProtections
    #BigOilAndGas
    #CorporatePolluters
    #HeritageFoundation
    #ClimateDeniers
    #WaterIsLife
    #AirIsLife

  5. #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochBrothers Network Donor Events

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023, 5 a.m. EDT

    Excerpt: "Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.

    " 'In the 15 years since, the Koch network has left a deep imprint on American society. Its advocacy is credited with helping stamp out Republican Party support for combating #ClimateChange, once an issue that drew bipartisan concern. The “full weight of the network” was thrown behind passing the 2017 #TrumpTaxCut, securing a windfall for the Kochs and their donors. And the upcoming Supreme Court term could bring the network a victory it has pursued for years: overturning a major legal precedent known as #Chevron.

    "While most Americans aren’t familiar with the 1984 case Chevron v. #NRDC, it’s one of the Supreme Court’s most-cited decisions. Legal scholars sometimes mention it in the same breath as Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. In essence, Chevron is about government agencies’ ability to issue regulations. After a law is enacted, it’s generally up to agencies across the government to make detailed rules putting it into effect. The Chevron decision said courts should be hesitant to second-guess the agencies’ determinations. In the years that followed, judges cited Chevron in upholding rules that protect endangered species, speed up the approval process for new cellphone towers and grant benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung.

    "The Koch network has challenged Chevron in the courts and its lobbyists have pushed Congress to pass a law nullifying the decision. It has also provided millions of dollars in grants to law professors making the case to overturn it.

    "The network’s position has become increasingly popular in recent years. Once broadly supported by academics and judges on the right, Chevron is now anathema to many in the conservative legal movement. And there’s no more prominent convert than Thomas.

    "In 2005, Thomas wrote the majority opinion in a case that expanded Chevron’s protections for government agencies. Ten years later, he was openly questioning the doctrine. Then in 2020, Thomas renounced his own earlier decision, writing that he’d determined the doctrine is unconstitutional after all — a rare reversal for a justice with a reputation for being unmovable in his views.

    "By last year, Koch network strategists sensed that victory could be at hand. During an internal briefing for network staff, Jorge Lima, a senior vice president at Americans for Prosperity, said the Supreme Court seemed primed to radically change its approach to the issue. The network was trying to find cases that could bring about major changes in the law, according to a video of the meeting obtained by the watchdog group Documented. “We’re doubling down on this strategy,” Lima told the crowd.

    "Several months later, the Supreme Court announced it would take up a case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which Koch network staff attorneys represent the plaintiffs. If Thomas and his colleagues side with them this coming term, Chevron will be overturned once and for all."

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #OligarchCamp #BohemianGrove #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas #Chevron #ChevronDoctrine #NDRC #KochIndustries #Oligarchy #CorruptSCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #Corporatocracy #Oiligarchy #EnvironmentalProtections #BigOilAndGas #CorporatePolluters #HeritageFoundation #ClimateDeniers #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife

  6. #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochBrothers Network Donor Events

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023, 5 a.m. EDT

    Excerpt: "Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.

    " 'In the 15 years since, the Koch network has left a deep imprint on American society. Its advocacy is credited with helping stamp out Republican Party support for combating #ClimateChange, once an issue that drew bipartisan concern. The “full weight of the network” was thrown behind passing the 2017 #TrumpTaxCut, securing a windfall for the Kochs and their donors. And the upcoming Supreme Court term could bring the network a victory it has pursued for years: overturning a major legal precedent known as #Chevron.

    "While most Americans aren’t familiar with the 1984 case Chevron v. #NRDC, it’s one of the Supreme Court’s most-cited decisions. Legal scholars sometimes mention it in the same breath as Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. In essence, Chevron is about government agencies’ ability to issue regulations. After a law is enacted, it’s generally up to agencies across the government to make detailed rules putting it into effect. The Chevron decision said courts should be hesitant to second-guess the agencies’ determinations. In the years that followed, judges cited Chevron in upholding rules that protect endangered species, speed up the approval process for new cellphone towers and grant benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung.

    "The Koch network has challenged Chevron in the courts and its lobbyists have pushed Congress to pass a law nullifying the decision. It has also provided millions of dollars in grants to law professors making the case to overturn it.

    "The network’s position has become increasingly popular in recent years. Once broadly supported by academics and judges on the right, Chevron is now anathema to many in the conservative legal movement. And there’s no more prominent convert than Thomas.

    "In 2005, Thomas wrote the majority opinion in a case that expanded Chevron’s protections for government agencies. Ten years later, he was openly questioning the doctrine. Then in 2020, Thomas renounced his own earlier decision, writing that he’d determined the doctrine is unconstitutional after all — a rare reversal for a justice with a reputation for being unmovable in his views.

    "By last year, Koch network strategists sensed that victory could be at hand. During an internal briefing for network staff, Jorge Lima, a senior vice president at Americans for Prosperity, said the Supreme Court seemed primed to radically change its approach to the issue. The network was trying to find cases that could bring about major changes in the law, according to a video of the meeting obtained by the watchdog group Documented. “We’re doubling down on this strategy,” Lima told the crowd.

    "Several months later, the Supreme Court announced it would take up a case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which Koch network staff attorneys represent the plaintiffs. If Thomas and his colleagues side with them this coming term, Chevron will be overturned once and for all."

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #OligarchCamp #BohemianGrove #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas #Chevron #ChevronDoctrine #NDRC #KochIndustries #Oligarchy #CorruptSCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #Corporatocracy #Oiligarchy #EnvironmentalProtections #BigOilAndGas #CorporatePolluters #HeritageFoundation #ClimateDeniers #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife

  7. #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochBrothers Network Donor Events

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023, 5 a.m. EDT

    Excerpt: "Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.

    " 'In the 15 years since, the Koch network has left a deep imprint on American society. Its advocacy is credited with helping stamp out Republican Party support for combating #ClimateChange, once an issue that drew bipartisan concern. The “full weight of the network” was thrown behind passing the 2017 #TrumpTaxCut, securing a windfall for the Kochs and their donors. And the upcoming Supreme Court term could bring the network a victory it has pursued for years: overturning a major legal precedent known as #Chevron.

    "While most Americans aren’t familiar with the 1984 case Chevron v. #NRDC, it’s one of the Supreme Court’s most-cited decisions. Legal scholars sometimes mention it in the same breath as Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. In essence, Chevron is about government agencies’ ability to issue regulations. After a law is enacted, it’s generally up to agencies across the government to make detailed rules putting it into effect. The Chevron decision said courts should be hesitant to second-guess the agencies’ determinations. In the years that followed, judges cited Chevron in upholding rules that protect endangered species, speed up the approval process for new cellphone towers and grant benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung.

    "The Koch network has challenged Chevron in the courts and its lobbyists have pushed Congress to pass a law nullifying the decision. It has also provided millions of dollars in grants to law professors making the case to overturn it.

    "The network’s position has become increasingly popular in recent years. Once broadly supported by academics and judges on the right, Chevron is now anathema to many in the conservative legal movement. And there’s no more prominent convert than Thomas.

    "In 2005, Thomas wrote the majority opinion in a case that expanded Chevron’s protections for government agencies. Ten years later, he was openly questioning the doctrine. Then in 2020, Thomas renounced his own earlier decision, writing that he’d determined the doctrine is unconstitutional after all — a rare reversal for a justice with a reputation for being unmovable in his views.

    "By last year, Koch network strategists sensed that victory could be at hand. During an internal briefing for network staff, Jorge Lima, a senior vice president at Americans for Prosperity, said the Supreme Court seemed primed to radically change its approach to the issue. The network was trying to find cases that could bring about major changes in the law, according to a video of the meeting obtained by the watchdog group Documented. “We’re doubling down on this strategy,” Lima told the crowd.

    "Several months later, the Supreme Court announced it would take up a case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which Koch network staff attorneys represent the plaintiffs. If Thomas and his colleagues side with them this coming term, Chevron will be overturned once and for all."

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #OligarchCamp #BohemianGrove #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas #Chevron #ChevronDoctrine #NDRC #KochIndustries #Oligarchy #CorruptSCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #Corporatocracy #Oiligarchy #EnvironmentalProtections #BigOilAndGas #CorporatePolluters #HeritageFoundation #ClimateDeniers #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife

  8. #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochBrothers Network Donor Events

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023, 5 a.m. EDT

    Excerpt: "Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.

    " 'In the 15 years since, the Koch network has left a deep imprint on American society. Its advocacy is credited with helping stamp out Republican Party support for combating #ClimateChange, once an issue that drew bipartisan concern. The “full weight of the network” was thrown behind passing the 2017 #TrumpTaxCut, securing a windfall for the Kochs and their donors. And the upcoming Supreme Court term could bring the network a victory it has pursued for years: overturning a major legal precedent known as #Chevron.

    "While most Americans aren’t familiar with the 1984 case Chevron v. #NRDC, it’s one of the Supreme Court’s most-cited decisions. Legal scholars sometimes mention it in the same breath as Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. In essence, Chevron is about government agencies’ ability to issue regulations. After a law is enacted, it’s generally up to agencies across the government to make detailed rules putting it into effect. The Chevron decision said courts should be hesitant to second-guess the agencies’ determinations. In the years that followed, judges cited Chevron in upholding rules that protect endangered species, speed up the approval process for new cellphone towers and grant benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung.

    "The Koch network has challenged Chevron in the courts and its lobbyists have pushed Congress to pass a law nullifying the decision. It has also provided millions of dollars in grants to law professors making the case to overturn it.

    "The network’s position has become increasingly popular in recent years. Once broadly supported by academics and judges on the right, Chevron is now anathema to many in the conservative legal movement. And there’s no more prominent convert than Thomas.

    "In 2005, Thomas wrote the majority opinion in a case that expanded Chevron’s protections for government agencies. Ten years later, he was openly questioning the doctrine. Then in 2020, Thomas renounced his own earlier decision, writing that he’d determined the doctrine is unconstitutional after all — a rare reversal for a justice with a reputation for being unmovable in his views.

    "By last year, Koch network strategists sensed that victory could be at hand. During an internal briefing for network staff, Jorge Lima, a senior vice president at Americans for Prosperity, said the Supreme Court seemed primed to radically change its approach to the issue. The network was trying to find cases that could bring about major changes in the law, according to a video of the meeting obtained by the watchdog group Documented. “We’re doubling down on this strategy,” Lima told the crowd.

    "Several months later, the Supreme Court announced it would take up a case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which Koch network staff attorneys represent the plaintiffs. If Thomas and his colleagues side with them this coming term, Chevron will be overturned once and for all."

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #OligarchCamp #BohemianGrove #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas #Chevron #ChevronDoctrine #NDRC #KochIndustries #Oligarchy #CorruptSCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #Corporatocracy #Oiligarchy #EnvironmentalProtections #BigOilAndGas #CorporatePolluters #HeritageFoundation #ClimateDeniers #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife

  9. New #SCOTUS Disclosures Show 2023 Was a Good Year for Several Justice-Authors' Bank Accounts

    June 7, 2024

    Is SCOTUS internalizing the lessons on #ethics? Maybe.

    "Four Supreme Court justices supplemented their income with payments from their book deals, three accepted money for teaching, and only two accepted any reportable gifts in 2023, according to financial disclosures released Friday. Justice Alito was the only sitting justice to request an extension.

    "These disclosures are the first to be released since the Court announced its adoption of a Code of Conduct (Nov. 2023) and the first since the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation from ProPublica was published (Apr. 2023&ff). Given the wide array of data in the reports, it’s difficult to ascertain whether recent ethics scandals have changed the justices’ behavior. In fact, there are some conflicting signs.

    "According to #ClarenceThomas’ disclosure, he did not accept any gifts of private plane travel or resort stays from #HarlanCrow or any of his other prior benefactors in 2023. The only gift he accepted was $2,000 in 'photo albums' from the outgoing executive director of the Horatio Alger Association, Terry Giroux, and Giroux’s wife, Barbara. (Justice Jackson’s gifts are noted later in the release.)

    "What’s more, Thomas wrote at the end of his report that his 2019 FDR “is hereby amended to include the following entries under the reimbursement section, which was inadvertently omitted at the time of filing,” and he lists a one-night stay at a hotel, with free food, in Bali and a four-day, three-night stay at #BohemianGrove (though he doesn’t write “Bohemian Grove”).

    "On the one hand, amendments like these show growth and are appreciated. On the other hand, ProPublica reported that Thomas flew to Indonesia on a private plane for his summer jaunt, and from this omission in the appendix, it appears that either Thomas made another error or he believes neither travel on a private plane owned by a friend (though it’s really owned by his friend’s company, #HRZNARLLC) nor overnight stays on a yacht owned by a friend (really Crow Holdings, LLC) to be reportable."

    Read more:
    fixthecourt.com/2024/06/new-sc

    #OligarchCamp #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ErikPrince #Oligarchy #USPol

  10. New #SCOTUS Disclosures Show 2023 Was a Good Year for Several Justice-Authors' Bank Accounts

    June 7, 2024

    Is SCOTUS internalizing the lessons on #ethics? Maybe.

    "Four Supreme Court justices supplemented their income with payments from their book deals, three accepted money for teaching, and only two accepted any reportable gifts in 2023, according to financial disclosures released Friday. Justice Alito was the only sitting justice to request an extension.

    "These disclosures are the first to be released since the Court announced its adoption of a Code of Conduct (Nov. 2023) and the first since the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation from ProPublica was published (Apr. 2023&ff). Given the wide array of data in the reports, it’s difficult to ascertain whether recent ethics scandals have changed the justices’ behavior. In fact, there are some conflicting signs.

    "According to #ClarenceThomas’ disclosure, he did not accept any gifts of private plane travel or resort stays from #HarlanCrow or any of his other prior benefactors in 2023. The only gift he accepted was $2,000 in 'photo albums' from the outgoing executive director of the Horatio Alger Association, Terry Giroux, and Giroux’s wife, Barbara. (Justice Jackson’s gifts are noted later in the release.)

    "What’s more, Thomas wrote at the end of his report that his 2019 FDR “is hereby amended to include the following entries under the reimbursement section, which was inadvertently omitted at the time of filing,” and he lists a one-night stay at a hotel, with free food, in Bali and a four-day, three-night stay at #BohemianGrove (though he doesn’t write “Bohemian Grove”).

    "On the one hand, amendments like these show growth and are appreciated. On the other hand, ProPublica reported that Thomas flew to Indonesia on a private plane for his summer jaunt, and from this omission in the appendix, it appears that either Thomas made another error or he believes neither travel on a private plane owned by a friend (though it’s really owned by his friend’s company, #HRZNARLLC) nor overnight stays on a yacht owned by a friend (really Crow Holdings, LLC) to be reportable."

    Read more:
    fixthecourt.com/2024/06/new-sc

    #OligarchCamp #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ErikPrince #Oligarchy #USPol

  11. New #SCOTUS Disclosures Show 2023 Was a Good Year for Several Justice-Authors' Bank Accounts

    June 7, 2024

    Is SCOTUS internalizing the lessons on #ethics? Maybe.

    "Four Supreme Court justices supplemented their income with payments from their book deals, three accepted money for teaching, and only two accepted any reportable gifts in 2023, according to financial disclosures released Friday. Justice Alito was the only sitting justice to request an extension.

    "These disclosures are the first to be released since the Court announced its adoption of a Code of Conduct (Nov. 2023) and the first since the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation from ProPublica was published (Apr. 2023&ff). Given the wide array of data in the reports, it’s difficult to ascertain whether recent ethics scandals have changed the justices’ behavior. In fact, there are some conflicting signs.

    "According to #ClarenceThomas’ disclosure, he did not accept any gifts of private plane travel or resort stays from #HarlanCrow or any of his other prior benefactors in 2023. The only gift he accepted was $2,000 in 'photo albums' from the outgoing executive director of the Horatio Alger Association, Terry Giroux, and Giroux’s wife, Barbara. (Justice Jackson’s gifts are noted later in the release.)

    "What’s more, Thomas wrote at the end of his report that his 2019 FDR “is hereby amended to include the following entries under the reimbursement section, which was inadvertently omitted at the time of filing,” and he lists a one-night stay at a hotel, with free food, in Bali and a four-day, three-night stay at #BohemianGrove (though he doesn’t write “Bohemian Grove”).

    "On the one hand, amendments like these show growth and are appreciated. On the other hand, ProPublica reported that Thomas flew to Indonesia on a private plane for his summer jaunt, and from this omission in the appendix, it appears that either Thomas made another error or he believes neither travel on a private plane owned by a friend (though it’s really owned by his friend’s company, #HRZNARLLC) nor overnight stays on a yacht owned by a friend (really Crow Holdings, LLC) to be reportable."

    Read more:
    fixthecourt.com/2024/06/new-sc

    #OligarchCamp #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ErikPrince #Oligarchy #USPol

  12. New #SCOTUS Disclosures Show 2023 Was a Good Year for Several Justice-Authors' Bank Accounts

    June 7, 2024

    Is SCOTUS internalizing the lessons on #ethics? Maybe.

    "Four Supreme Court justices supplemented their income with payments from their book deals, three accepted money for teaching, and only two accepted any reportable gifts in 2023, according to financial disclosures released Friday. Justice Alito was the only sitting justice to request an extension.

    "These disclosures are the first to be released since the Court announced its adoption of a Code of Conduct (Nov. 2023) and the first since the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation from ProPublica was published (Apr. 2023&ff). Given the wide array of data in the reports, it’s difficult to ascertain whether recent ethics scandals have changed the justices’ behavior. In fact, there are some conflicting signs.

    "According to #ClarenceThomas’ disclosure, he did not accept any gifts of private plane travel or resort stays from #HarlanCrow or any of his other prior benefactors in 2023. The only gift he accepted was $2,000 in 'photo albums' from the outgoing executive director of the Horatio Alger Association, Terry Giroux, and Giroux’s wife, Barbara. (Justice Jackson’s gifts are noted later in the release.)

    "What’s more, Thomas wrote at the end of his report that his 2019 FDR “is hereby amended to include the following entries under the reimbursement section, which was inadvertently omitted at the time of filing,” and he lists a one-night stay at a hotel, with free food, in Bali and a four-day, three-night stay at #BohemianGrove (though he doesn’t write “Bohemian Grove”).

    "On the one hand, amendments like these show growth and are appreciated. On the other hand, ProPublica reported that Thomas flew to Indonesia on a private plane for his summer jaunt, and from this omission in the appendix, it appears that either Thomas made another error or he believes neither travel on a private plane owned by a friend (though it’s really owned by his friend’s company, #HRZNARLLC) nor overnight stays on a yacht owned by a friend (really Crow Holdings, LLC) to be reportable."

    Read more:
    fixthecourt.com/2024/06/new-sc

    #OligarchCamp #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ErikPrince #Oligarchy #USPol

  13. New #SCOTUS Disclosures Show 2023 Was a Good Year for Several Justice-Authors' Bank Accounts

    June 7, 2024

    Is SCOTUS internalizing the lessons on #ethics? Maybe.

    "Four Supreme Court justices supplemented their income with payments from their book deals, three accepted money for teaching, and only two accepted any reportable gifts in 2023, according to financial disclosures released Friday. Justice Alito was the only sitting justice to request an extension.

    "These disclosures are the first to be released since the Court announced its adoption of a Code of Conduct (Nov. 2023) and the first since the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation from ProPublica was published (Apr. 2023&ff). Given the wide array of data in the reports, it’s difficult to ascertain whether recent ethics scandals have changed the justices’ behavior. In fact, there are some conflicting signs.

    "According to #ClarenceThomas’ disclosure, he did not accept any gifts of private plane travel or resort stays from #HarlanCrow or any of his other prior benefactors in 2023. The only gift he accepted was $2,000 in 'photo albums' from the outgoing executive director of the Horatio Alger Association, Terry Giroux, and Giroux’s wife, Barbara. (Justice Jackson’s gifts are noted later in the release.)

    "What’s more, Thomas wrote at the end of his report that his 2019 FDR “is hereby amended to include the following entries under the reimbursement section, which was inadvertently omitted at the time of filing,” and he lists a one-night stay at a hotel, with free food, in Bali and a four-day, three-night stay at #BohemianGrove (though he doesn’t write “Bohemian Grove”).

    "On the one hand, amendments like these show growth and are appreciated. On the other hand, ProPublica reported that Thomas flew to Indonesia on a private plane for his summer jaunt, and from this omission in the appendix, it appears that either Thomas made another error or he believes neither travel on a private plane owned by a friend (though it’s really owned by his friend’s company, #HRZNARLLC) nor overnight stays on a yacht owned by a friend (really Crow Holdings, LLC) to be reportable."

    Read more:
    fixthecourt.com/2024/06/new-sc

    #OligarchCamp #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ErikPrince #Oligarchy #USPol

  14. #SupremeCourt temporarily blocks #deportations of #Venezuelans held in northern #Texas

    By Nicholas Riccardi, April 19, 2025

    "The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.

    "In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the #BluebonnetDetentionCenter 'until further order of this court.'

    "Justices #ClarenceThomas and #SamuelAlito dissented.

    "The high court acted in an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union contending that immigration authorities appeared to be moving to restart removals under the #AlienEnemiesAct of 1798. The Supreme Court had said earlier in April that deportations could proceed only if those about to be removed had a chance to argue their case in court and were given 'a reasonable time' to contest their pending removals.

    " 'We are deeply relieved that the Court has temporarily blocked the removals. These individuals were in imminent danger of spending the rest of their lives in a brutal Salvadoran prison without ever having had any due process,' ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt said in an email."

    apnews.com/article/aclu-trump-

    #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ImpeachSamuelAlito #ImpeachDonaldTrump #USPol #ResistICE #ResistFascism

  15. #SupremeCourt blocks order requiring #Trump administration to reinstate workers

    By Mark Sherman, April 8, 2025

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.

    "The justices acted in the administration’s emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California ordering that 16,000 probationary employees be reinstated while a lawsuit plays out because their firings didn’t follow federal law.

    "The effect of the high court’s order will keep employees in six federal agencies on paid administrative leave for now. Justices #SoniaSotomayor and #KetanjiBrownJackson said they would have kept the judge’s order in place.

    "It’s the third time in less than a week that the justices have sided with the administration in its fight against federal judges whose orders have slowed President Donald Trump’s agenda. The court also paused an order restoring grants for teacher training and lifted an order that froze deportations under an 18th century wartime law."

    apnews.com/article/supreme-cou
    #USPol #SCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ImpeachSamuelAlito #ErikPrince #ErikPrinceColonialism #Fascism #Authoritarianism

  16. #SupremeCourt blocks order requiring #Trump administration to reinstate workers

    By Mark Sherman, April 8, 2025

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.

    "The justices acted in the administration’s emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California ordering that 16,000 probationary employees be reinstated while a lawsuit plays out because their firings didn’t follow federal law.

    "The effect of the high court’s order will keep employees in six federal agencies on paid administrative leave for now. Justices #SoniaSotomayor and #KetanjiBrownJackson said they would have kept the judge’s order in place.

    "It’s the third time in less than a week that the justices have sided with the administration in its fight against federal judges whose orders have slowed President Donald Trump’s agenda. The court also paused an order restoring grants for teacher training and lifted an order that froze deportations under an 18th century wartime law."

    apnews.com/article/supreme-cou
    #USPol #SCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ImpeachSamuelAlito #ErikPrince #ErikPrinceColonialism #Fascism #Authoritarianism

  17. #SupremeCourt blocks order requiring #Trump administration to reinstate workers

    By Mark Sherman, April 8, 2025

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.

    "The justices acted in the administration’s emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California ordering that 16,000 probationary employees be reinstated while a lawsuit plays out because their firings didn’t follow federal law.

    "The effect of the high court’s order will keep employees in six federal agencies on paid administrative leave for now. Justices #SoniaSotomayor and #KetanjiBrownJackson said they would have kept the judge’s order in place.

    "It’s the third time in less than a week that the justices have sided with the administration in its fight against federal judges whose orders have slowed President Donald Trump’s agenda. The court also paused an order restoring grants for teacher training and lifted an order that froze deportations under an 18th century wartime law."

    apnews.com/article/supreme-cou
    #USPol #SCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ImpeachSamuelAlito #ErikPrince #ErikPrinceColonialism #Fascism #Authoritarianism

  18. #SupremeCourt blocks order requiring #Trump administration to reinstate workers

    By Mark Sherman, April 8, 2025

    WASHINGTON (AP) — "The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.

    "The justices acted in the administration’s emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California ordering that 16,000 probationary employees be reinstated while a lawsuit plays out because their firings didn’t follow federal law.

    "The effect of the high court’s order will keep employees in six federal agencies on paid administrative leave for now. Justices #SoniaSotomayor and #KetanjiBrownJackson said they would have kept the judge’s order in place.

    "It’s the third time in less than a week that the justices have sided with the administration in its fight against federal judges whose orders have slowed President Donald Trump’s agenda. The court also paused an order restoring grants for teacher training and lifted an order that froze deportations under an 18th century wartime law."

    apnews.com/article/supreme-cou
    #USPol #SCOTUS #SCOTUSIsCompromised #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ImpeachSamuelAlito #ErikPrince #ErikPrinceColonialism #Fascism #Authoritarianism

  19. Clarence Thomas Faces Recusal Call From Democrats After Wife's Comment

    Story by Kaitlin Lewis
    September 10, 2024

    "Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas to recuse himself from cases involving a religious legal group after his wife reportedly thanked the conservative organization for its efforts to block Supreme Court reform.

    "Thomas, a conservative appointed by former President #GeorgeHWBush in 1991, has been one of the justices at the center of calls for court reform after it was revealed that he has accepted millions of dollars in gifts from some top #RepublicanDonors without disclosing the items and #LuxuryVacations to the court. Questions of Thomas' impartiality were also raised after his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, pressured officials to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of former President Donald Trump.

    "Investigative outlet #ProPublica first reported last week that #GinniThomas recently praised conservative legal group #FirstLibertyInstitute in an email to the firm's president and CEO, Kelly Shackelford, for the organization's work in opposing change to the High Court."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cl

    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ArrestGinniThomas #ImpeachClarenceThomasYesterday #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCOTUS #ErikPrince #January6 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #Blackwater #Academi #Theocracy #Fascism #CriminalizingDissent #CorporateColonialism #SLAPPs #BigOilAndGas #StandWithStandingRock

  20. Clarence Thomas Faces Recusal Call From Democrats After Wife's Comment

    Story by Kaitlin Lewis
    September 10, 2024

    "Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas to recuse himself from cases involving a religious legal group after his wife reportedly thanked the conservative organization for its efforts to block Supreme Court reform.

    "Thomas, a conservative appointed by former President #GeorgeHWBush in 1991, has been one of the justices at the center of calls for court reform after it was revealed that he has accepted millions of dollars in gifts from some top #RepublicanDonors without disclosing the items and #LuxuryVacations to the court. Questions of Thomas' impartiality were also raised after his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, pressured officials to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of former President Donald Trump.

    "Investigative outlet #ProPublica first reported last week that #GinniThomas recently praised conservative legal group #FirstLibertyInstitute in an email to the firm's president and CEO, Kelly Shackelford, for the organization's work in opposing change to the High Court."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cl

    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ArrestGinniThomas #ImpeachClarenceThomasYesterday #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCOTUS #ErikPrince #January6 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #Blackwater #Academi #Theocracy #Fascism #CriminalizingDissent #CorporateColonialism #SLAPPs #BigOilAndGas #StandWithStandingRock

  21. Clarence Thomas Faces Recusal Call From Democrats After Wife's Comment

    Story by Kaitlin Lewis
    September 10, 2024

    "Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas to recuse himself from cases involving a religious legal group after his wife reportedly thanked the conservative organization for its efforts to block Supreme Court reform.

    "Thomas, a conservative appointed by former President #GeorgeHWBush in 1991, has been one of the justices at the center of calls for court reform after it was revealed that he has accepted millions of dollars in gifts from some top #RepublicanDonors without disclosing the items and #LuxuryVacations to the court. Questions of Thomas' impartiality were also raised after his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, pressured officials to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of former President Donald Trump.

    "Investigative outlet #ProPublica first reported last week that #GinniThomas recently praised conservative legal group #FirstLibertyInstitute in an email to the firm's president and CEO, Kelly Shackelford, for the organization's work in opposing change to the High Court."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cl

    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ArrestGinniThomas #ImpeachClarenceThomasYesterday #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCOTUS #ErikPrince #January6 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #Blackwater #Academi #Theocracy #Fascism #CriminalizingDissent #CorporateColonialism #SLAPPs #BigOilAndGas #StandWithStandingRock

  22. Clarence Thomas Faces Recusal Call From Democrats After Wife's Comment

    Story by Kaitlin Lewis
    September 10, 2024

    "Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas to recuse himself from cases involving a religious legal group after his wife reportedly thanked the conservative organization for its efforts to block Supreme Court reform.

    "Thomas, a conservative appointed by former President #GeorgeHWBush in 1991, has been one of the justices at the center of calls for court reform after it was revealed that he has accepted millions of dollars in gifts from some top #RepublicanDonors without disclosing the items and #LuxuryVacations to the court. Questions of Thomas' impartiality were also raised after his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, pressured officials to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of former President Donald Trump.

    "Investigative outlet #ProPublica first reported last week that #GinniThomas recently praised conservative legal group #FirstLibertyInstitute in an email to the firm's president and CEO, Kelly Shackelford, for the organization's work in opposing change to the High Court."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cl

    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ArrestGinniThomas #ImpeachClarenceThomasYesterday #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCOTUS #ErikPrince #January6 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #Blackwater #Academi #Theocracy #Fascism #CriminalizingDissent #CorporateColonialism #SLAPPs #BigOilAndGas #StandWithStandingRock

  23. Clarence Thomas Faces Recusal Call From Democrats After Wife's Comment

    Story by Kaitlin Lewis
    September 10, 2024

    "Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on #SupremeCourt Justice #ClarenceThomas to recuse himself from cases involving a religious legal group after his wife reportedly thanked the conservative organization for its efforts to block Supreme Court reform.

    "Thomas, a conservative appointed by former President #GeorgeHWBush in 1991, has been one of the justices at the center of calls for court reform after it was revealed that he has accepted millions of dollars in gifts from some top #RepublicanDonors without disclosing the items and #LuxuryVacations to the court. Questions of Thomas' impartiality were also raised after his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, pressured officials to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of former President Donald Trump.

    "Investigative outlet #ProPublica first reported last week that #GinniThomas recently praised conservative legal group #FirstLibertyInstitute in an email to the firm's president and CEO, Kelly Shackelford, for the organization's work in opposing change to the High Court."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cl

    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ArrestGinniThomas #ImpeachClarenceThomasYesterday #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCOTUS #ErikPrince #January6 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #Blackwater #Academi #Theocracy #Fascism #CriminalizingDissent #CorporateColonialism #SLAPPs #BigOilAndGas #StandWithStandingRock

  24. Our Senator Sheldon Whitehouse writes:
    “And of course, Ginni Thomas is a direct beneficiary of the Billionaire Gifts program (“another $25k for Ginni”).”
    this should be a much bigger story, and impeachment proceedings should have begun against Clarence Thomas.
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #arrestginnithomas

  25. @DemocracyMattersALot When he and Alito die from shame, I can't wait for "reasons why we must not fill SCOTUS vacancies before an election, or ever"
    -- that is, not like rocketing Judge Barrett onto the Court in the last vile days of tRump.
    *****************
    ImpeachAlito ? Hey, mix me up one of those !

    #Treason #SCOTUS
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #Impeachalito

  26. grifting Clearinghouse Thomas, should be prosecuted. imho
    our newly immune president should see what about that flex

    #ImpeachClarenceThomas #endcitizensunited

  27. CW: USPol; why AOC's Thomas/Alito impeachment articles are so important

    AOC understands the stakes: The "high crimes" of Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito must be prosecuted. The corruption of Supreme Court justices is about more than greed. It "constitutes a clear danger to our democracy".

    Go, AOC! ✊🏻

    salon.com/2024/07/12/aoc-under

    #SCOTUS #corruption #IllegitimateSCOTUS #impeachment #ImpeachClarenceThomas #ImpeachAlito #AOC #USPol

  28. @realTuckFrumper

    The truth is half the Supreme Court is corrupt and enabling a fascist, so anything is possible with them. #ImpeachAlito #ImpeachClarenceThomas

  29. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received millions in gifts over 20 years, group says

    by Dan Morrison
    June 7, 2024

    "#SupremeCourt #JusticeClarenceThomas has accepted more than $2 million in gifts over the last 20 years, according to a new analysis, far eclipsing the value of those received by his fellow justices.

    "A report released Thursday by the advocacy group #FixTheCourt said the value of 93 gifts to all of Thomas’ fellow justices between 2004 and 2023 were totaled $248,000, while Thomas alone received 103 gifts worth $2.4 million.

    "In addition to that haul, Fix the Court flagged another 101 'likely gifts' to Thomas worth nearly $1.8 million stemming from free luxury travel and lodging he received from #billionaire #HarlanCrow and others."

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/news/politi

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #ErikPrince

  30. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received millions in gifts over 20 years, group says

    by Dan Morrison
    June 7, 2024

    "#SupremeCourt #JusticeClarenceThomas has accepted more than $2 million in gifts over the last 20 years, according to a new analysis, far eclipsing the value of those received by his fellow justices.

    "A report released Thursday by the advocacy group #FixTheCourt said the value of 93 gifts to all of Thomas’ fellow justices between 2004 and 2023 were totaled $248,000, while Thomas alone received 103 gifts worth $2.4 million.

    "In addition to that haul, Fix the Court flagged another 101 'likely gifts' to Thomas worth nearly $1.8 million stemming from free luxury travel and lodging he received from #billionaire #HarlanCrow and others."

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/news/politi

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #ErikPrince

  31. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received millions in gifts over 20 years, group says

    by Dan Morrison
    June 7, 2024

    "#SupremeCourt #JusticeClarenceThomas has accepted more than $2 million in gifts over the last 20 years, according to a new analysis, far eclipsing the value of those received by his fellow justices.

    "A report released Thursday by the advocacy group #FixTheCourt said the value of 93 gifts to all of Thomas’ fellow justices between 2004 and 2023 were totaled $248,000, while Thomas alone received 103 gifts worth $2.4 million.

    "In addition to that haul, Fix the Court flagged another 101 'likely gifts' to Thomas worth nearly $1.8 million stemming from free luxury travel and lodging he received from #billionaire #HarlanCrow and others."

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/news/politi

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #ErikPrince

  32. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received millions in gifts over 20 years, group says

    by Dan Morrison
    June 7, 2024

    "#SupremeCourt #JusticeClarenceThomas has accepted more than $2 million in gifts over the last 20 years, according to a new analysis, far eclipsing the value of those received by his fellow justices.

    "A report released Thursday by the advocacy group #FixTheCourt said the value of 93 gifts to all of Thomas’ fellow justices between 2004 and 2023 were totaled $248,000, while Thomas alone received 103 gifts worth $2.4 million.

    "In addition to that haul, Fix the Court flagged another 101 'likely gifts' to Thomas worth nearly $1.8 million stemming from free luxury travel and lodging he received from #billionaire #HarlanCrow and others."

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/news/politi

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #ErikPrince

  33. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received millions in gifts over 20 years, group says

    by Dan Morrison
    June 7, 2024

    "#SupremeCourt #JusticeClarenceThomas has accepted more than $2 million in gifts over the last 20 years, according to a new analysis, far eclipsing the value of those received by his fellow justices.

    "A report released Thursday by the advocacy group #FixTheCourt said the value of 93 gifts to all of Thomas’ fellow justices between 2004 and 2023 were totaled $248,000, while Thomas alone received 103 gifts worth $2.4 million.

    "In addition to that haul, Fix the Court flagged another 101 'likely gifts' to Thomas worth nearly $1.8 million stemming from free luxury travel and lodging he received from #billionaire #HarlanCrow and others."

    Read more:
    usatoday.com/story/news/politi

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #ErikPrince

  34. Looks like #KochBrothers got their money's worth!

    #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochNetwork Donor Events

    Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the #SupremeCourt.

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023

    "The Koch network is among the largest and most influential political organizations of the last half century, and it’s underwritten a far-reaching campaign to influence the course of American law. In a case the Supreme Court will hear this coming term, the justices could give the network a historic victory: limiting federal agencies’ power to issue #regulations in areas ranging from the #environment to labor rights to consumer protection. After shepherding the case to the court, Koch network staff attorneys are now asking the justices to overturn a decades-old precedent. (Thomas used to support the precedent but flipped his position in recent years.)"

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #EnvironmentalRegulations #EPA #Chevron

  35. Looks like #KochBrothers got their money's worth!

    #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochNetwork Donor Events

    Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the #SupremeCourt.

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023

    "The Koch network is among the largest and most influential political organizations of the last half century, and it’s underwritten a far-reaching campaign to influence the course of American law. In a case the Supreme Court will hear this coming term, the justices could give the network a historic victory: limiting federal agencies’ power to issue #regulations in areas ranging from the #environment to labor rights to consumer protection. After shepherding the case to the court, Koch network staff attorneys are now asking the justices to overturn a decades-old precedent. (Thomas used to support the precedent but flipped his position in recent years.)"

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #EnvironmentalRegulations #EPA #Chevron

  36. Looks like #KochBrothers got their money's worth!

    #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochNetwork Donor Events

    Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the #SupremeCourt.

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023

    "The Koch network is among the largest and most influential political organizations of the last half century, and it’s underwritten a far-reaching campaign to influence the course of American law. In a case the Supreme Court will hear this coming term, the justices could give the network a historic victory: limiting federal agencies’ power to issue #regulations in areas ranging from the #environment to labor rights to consumer protection. After shepherding the case to the court, Koch network staff attorneys are now asking the justices to overturn a decades-old precedent. (Thomas used to support the precedent but flipped his position in recent years.)"

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #EnvironmentalRegulations #EPA #Chevron

  37. Looks like #KochBrothers got their money's worth!

    #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochNetwork Donor Events

    Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the #SupremeCourt.

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023

    "The Koch network is among the largest and most influential political organizations of the last half century, and it’s underwritten a far-reaching campaign to influence the course of American law. In a case the Supreme Court will hear this coming term, the justices could give the network a historic victory: limiting federal agencies’ power to issue #regulations in areas ranging from the #environment to labor rights to consumer protection. After shepherding the case to the court, Koch network staff attorneys are now asking the justices to overturn a decades-old precedent. (Thomas used to support the precedent but flipped his position in recent years.)"

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #EnvironmentalRegulations #EPA #Chevron

  38. Looks like #KochBrothers got their money's worth!

    #ClarenceThomas Secretly Participated in #KochNetwork Donor Events

    Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the #SupremeCourt.

    by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski
    Sept. 22, 2023

    "The Koch network is among the largest and most influential political organizations of the last half century, and it’s underwritten a far-reaching campaign to influence the course of American law. In a case the Supreme Court will hear this coming term, the justices could give the network a historic victory: limiting federal agencies’ power to issue #regulations in areas ranging from the #environment to labor rights to consumer protection. After shepherding the case to the court, Koch network staff attorneys are now asking the justices to overturn a decades-old precedent. (Thomas used to support the precedent but flipped his position in recent years.)"

    Read more:
    propublica.org/article/clarenc

    #ImpeachJusticeThomas
    #ScotusIsCorrupt #SCROTUS
    #SCOTUS #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ScrotusSunday #EnvironmentalRegulations #EPA #Chevron

  39. [Paywall for audio] #Trump's immunity ruling due Monday as #SupremeCourt announces end of term

    By Andrew Chung Reuters
    Jun 28, 2024

    WASHINGTON — "The Supreme Court’s ruling in Republican former President #DonaldTrump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for trying to undo his 2020 election loss is expected on Monday, the final day of its current term.

    "Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday announced July 1 as the final day of the nine-member court’s current term, which began in October."

    unionleader.com/news/courts/tr end-of-term/article_fdc8d05a-2ea5-517b-8011-8b83be09353e.html

    #ScotusIsCorrupt
    #SCOTUS
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ImpeachAlito #January6 #ScrotusSunday #SCROTUS

  40. SCOTUS dragging its feet on a decision about Trump’s ludicrous immunity claim is a stain on the court that cannot be washed out. It will be written and talked about for centuries to come. Shame on John Roberts and the Right-wing justices.

    #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #SupremeCorruption #ImpeachClarenceThomas #JohnRoberts

  41. The groundwork was already laid back in 2019!!! Impartial my a$$!

    #SupremeCourt justices met with leader of #homophobic #HateGroup ahead of judgements on landmark #LGBTQ rights cases

    Before announcing their judgement on three critical #LGBT+ rights cases, #USSupremeCourt justices #BrettKavanaugh and #SamuelAlito chose to meet with the leader of a notorious anti-LGBT+ hate group.

    Nov 04 2019
    Written by Emma Powys Maurice

    "#Kavanaugh and #Alito met with Brian Brown, who is the co-founder of the National Organisation for Marriage (#NOM) and the president of the World Congress of Families (#WCF).

    "Both groups actively campaign against basic LGBT+ rights in the US and beyond. Brown himself has long organised against LGBT+ communities, promoted harmful laws and emboldened other hate groups and extremists.

    "Recently, he boasted of his close relationship with autocratic Hungarian prime minister #ViktorOrbán and met with activists in #TbilisiGeorgia, to praise them as 'men of faith' after threats of extreme violence led to #TbilisiPride being cancelled.

    "Worryingly, the two Supreme Court judges seemed to indicate which side they’re likely to be on as they proudly posed for a photo alongside Brown on Tuesday, October 29.

    "Although the tweet doesn’t state what the meeting was for, it was probably in connection to a major brief NOM has just filed with the US Supreme Court.

    "According to NOM’s website, the brief is 'urging #SCOTUS to protect people of faith from governmental discrimination because of their belief that marriage is the union of one man and one woman'.

    "This directly relates to the cases currently being considered by the Supreme Court, which will determine whether LGBT+ people are covered by existing federal laws that protect against discrimination.

    "It’s not the first time Brian Brown and NOM have tried to pressure the Supreme Court on LGBT+ rights – in 2010, NOM was involved in successful efforts to oust three #Iowa Supreme Court judges who had ruled in favour of #SameSex marriage in the state.

    "A day after being pictured with the Supreme Court justices, Brown was in #Ghana for a two-day conference hosted by the WCF, where he and other #AntiGay extremists sought to influence African political and religious leaders against LGBT+ rights.

    "The conference was strongly condemned by the #HumanRightsCampaign for its attempts to 'further endanger #LGBTQ people, women and others in Ghana and throughout the world'.

    "Speakers at the conference are said to have advocated for the adoption of public policies supporting so-called '#ConversionTherapy' and an understanding of LGBT+ people as 'deviant.'

    "'We urge allies to help us shine a spotlight on the group’s hateful agenda and hold the World Congress of Families accountable by sharing news on social media about the group’s harmful messages and amplifying the positive work of local LGBTQ communities and their allies,' the #HRC warned."

    thepinknews.com/2019/11/04/sup

    #SCOTUSIsCorrupt
    #SCROTUS #SCOTUS
    #ImpeachClarenceThomas
    #ImpeachBrettKavanaugh #PrideMonth #ScrotusSunday

  42. Clarence Thomas doesn’t feel any shame for accepting more than $4M in “gratuities” since becoming a Supreme Court justice because he doesn’t think that’s a lot of money, and that he’s really entitled to a lot more. He thinks he deserves to be a billionaire.

    #SCOTUS #SupremeCorruption #ImpeachClarenceThomas #DisbarClarenceThomas #SubpoenaJohnRoberts