News | Politics & Elections Warren, Jayapal Want to Crack Down on Supreme Court Justices’ Gifts and Travel Their new bill would place a cap on the value of gifts that Supreme Court justices are allowed to receive. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Report: 2 Million Federal Workers Face Stricter Ethics Rules Than Supreme Court Most federal employees can’t accept a gift worth over $20 from people who aren’t friends or relatives. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Americans Have Less Trust in Supreme Court Than Ever, Poll Finds The proportion of people with “hardly any” confidence in the Supreme Court has shot up by 15 points since 2021. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 18, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Government Ethics Watchdog Demands Clarence Thomas Resign Amidst Scandals “Resignation is the only course of action that remains to undo the damage you have done,” wrote CREW. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Defending Clarence Thomas Have Gotten Nearly $500K From Harlan Crow Lindsey Graham, the top Senate Judiciary Republican, has gotten tens of thousands of dollars from Harlan Crow. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Leonard Leo Arranged Secret Payments to Ginni Thomas Ahead of Voting Rights Case The Supreme Court is looking less like a bench and more like an auction house, said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams May 5, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Billionaire Harlan Crow Paid for Clarence Thomas’s Great-Nephew’s Private School Thomas did not report the tuition payments from Crow on his annual financial disclosures. By Joshua Kaplan , Justin Elliott , Alex Mierjeski , ProPublica May 4, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections The Push for Ethics Reform Heats Up With 3 Justices Embroiled in Growing Scandal The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the issue following revelations about Thomas, Gorsuch and Roberts. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Thomas’s “Citizens United” Vote Boosted Billionaire Benefactor’s Political Power The ruling has allowed Harlan Crow’s family to increase its average annual campaign contributions by 862 percent. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams May 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Chief Justice John Roberts’s Wife Made $10M Recruiting Lawyers for Top Firms The revelation comes as John Roberts has rejected a request to testify in front of Congress on Supreme Court ethics. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 2, 2023 Truthout