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☆ Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +20 min
Jane Roberts was paid more than $10 million by a host of elite law firms, a whistleblower alleges. At least one of those firms argued a case before Chief Justice Roberts after paying his wife hundreds of thousands of dollars. And I realized that even the law firms who were Jane's clients had nowhere to go. Mark Jungers, another one of Jane Roberts' former colleagues, said that Jane was smart, talented, and good at her job. But whether that committee has the authority to discipline Thomas or any other Supreme Court Justice remains a matter of murky constitutional interpretation, to be ultimately decided by the Supreme Court itself.
☆ The attorney featured in the painting that shows Clarence Thomas at one of the undisclosed vacations just published an article arguing that the Supreme Court justice did not have to report the trips
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Earlier this month, ProPublica reported on Justice Clarence Thomas's undisclosed luxury trips. Mark Paoletta, a partner at Schaeer Jaffe and close friend of Thomas, wrote in the right-leaning National Review article published Thursday arguing that Thomas had "acted properly and consistent with the rules" of financial disclosures for Supreme Court Justices. But the attorney is also featured in a painting that was commissioned by Crow and depicts Thomas vacationing at the luxury resort that is central to the renewed scrutiny of Thomas' financial disclosure forms. Sharif Tarabay, the artist of the painting, told ProPublica that the piece depicts a moment at Topridge from about five years ago. But that is immaterial to the conclusion that Justice Thomas had no obligation to disclose these innocuous trips," Paoletta wrote.
☆ Justice Clarence Thomas' troubles reveal a much larger accountability issue lurking in the Supreme Court
  + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +13 min
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing a wave of misconduct allegations in recent weeks. The Supreme Court did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegations. What was your initial reaction to Monday's Bloomberg report regarding the 2004 appeals case that Justice Thomas failed to recuse himself from? Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The point is that the issue should not be punishing Justice Thomas or punishing Justice Gorsuch.
☆ A Supreme Court justice resigned 54 years ago over conduct that may 'pale in comparison' to Clarence Thomas' — but Thomas is almost certain to get off scot-free thanks in part to the 'Trump effect'
  + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigned in 1969 over accusations of financial misconduct. But unlike Fortas, Thomas is unlikely to experience severe consequences in the post-Trump era. Like Fortas, Thomas has been accused of financial misconduct. Democratic lawmakers have called for an investigation into Thomas, and the Senate Judiciary Committee has said it will hold a hearing on Supreme Court ethics. "He will forever be remembered as the second Abe Fortas," Kalir said.
☆ Justice Clarence Thomas received between $270,000 to $750,000 within the past 17 years from a real estate company that no longer exists, Washington Post reports
  + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Clarence Thomas received rental income from a firm called Ginger Limited Partnership, WaPo reported. The real estate firm's partners included Thomas' wife Ginni Thomas, her parents, and her 3 siblings. But since then, Thomas reported receiving a total of $270,000 to $750,000 from the defunct firm, records reviewed by WaPo showed. A Supreme Court spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. Federal law stipulates that government employees, including Supreme Court justices, must disclose real estate transactions worth more than $1,000.
☆ Clarence Thomas sold his childhood home to GOP donor Harlan Crow and never disclosed it. The justice's 94-year-old mom still lives there: ProPublica
  + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sold property to GOP donor Harlan Crow, ProPublica reported. It is also in much better condition than before the sale, with Crow having invested $36,000 in improvements, ProPublica reported. In a statement, Crow told ProPublica that he intends to turn the property into a museum dedicated to Thomas. "Justice Thomas must be held accountable." A spokesperson for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
☆ Senate Democrats urge Supreme Court chief justice to investigate Clarence Thomas luxury trips
  + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. The Senate Judiciary Committee's Democratic majority on Monday called for an investigation into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' behavior after a report revealed he had failed to disclose years of luxury trips funded by a Republican megadonor. Chief Justice John Roberts should "immediately open" a probe into "how such conduct could take place" on his watch, read a letter from Chairman Dick Durbin of Illinois and the Senate Judiciary panel's 10 other Democratic members. The Democrats also warned they would "consider legislation to resolve" the issue if the high court does not do so on its own. The Senate Judiciary panel's letter to Roberts said Thomas' failure to report the trips is "plainly inconsistent with the ethical standards the American people expect of any person in a position of public trust."
☆ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants Clarence Thomas impeached
  + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Sunday she wants Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached and his advisers probed after a media report described luxury trips he has taken over decades, funded by a Republican donor. "It is the House's responsibility to pursue that investigation in the form of impeachment," she told CNN in an interview. ProPublica reported on Thursday that Thomas accepted expensive trips from Crow over decades despite federal law requiring the disclosure of most gifts. Crow told ProPublica he had "never sought to influence Justice Thomas on any legal or political issue." Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Meet Harlan Crow, Clarence Thomas' vacation pal, GOP megadonor, and billionaire Texas real estate magnate
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Texas real estate magnate Harlan Crow provided lavish vacations to Justice Clarence Thomas. Born in 1949 in Dallas, Texas, Crow is a 74-year-old real estate developer and the chairman of Crow Holdings, a Dallas-based real estate development and investment firm that was started by his father, Trammell Crow. Before his death in 2009, Trammell Crow was once one of the nation's most prominent real estate developers and landlords. What's his relationship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas? He also donated $105,000 to Thomas' alma mater, Yale Law School, for the "Justice Thomas Portrait Fund."
☆ Top Democrats demand that Chief Justice John Roberts open investigation into Clarence Thomas after report claims he accepted free vacations worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from a GOP mega donor
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Democrats are urging the Supreme Court to address ethics concerns around Justice Clarence Thomas. ProPublica reported this week that Thomas has accepted free vacations worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. They close by urging Chief Justice Roberts to ensure that the highest court's ethics code is treated are more than just a suggestion. "The highest court in the land should have the highest ethical standards," Kyle Herrig, president of the advocacy group Accountable.US, said in a statement. A spokesperson for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
☆ Top Democrats demand that Chief Justice John Roberts open investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas after report claims he accepted free vacations worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from a GOP me
  + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Democrats are urging the Supreme Court to address ethics concerns around Justice Clarence Thomas. ProPublica reported this week that Thomas has accepted free vacations worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. They close by urging Chief Justice Roberts to ensure that the highest court's ethics code is treated are more than just a suggestion. "The highest court in the land should have the highest ethical standards," Kyle Herrig, president of the advocacy group Accountable.US, said in a statement. A spokesperson for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
☆ Senators seek probes into report on undisclosed luxury trips by Supreme Court's Thomas
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Andrew Chung John Kruzel | Andrew Chung | John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
The news outlet said the frequency of the gifts have "no known precedent in the modern history of the U.S. Supreme Court." Thomas and Chief Justice John Roberts did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "This cries out for the kind of independent investigation that the Supreme Court — and only the Supreme Court, across the entire government — refuses to perform," Whitehouse said on Twitter. The ProPublica report is the latest revelation to prompt ethics concerns about Thomas. Thomas's failure to report the trips provided by Crow appears to violate a federal law requiring justices, judges and other federal officials disclose most gifts, ProPublica reported, citing legal ethics experts.
☆ GOP billionaire who funded Clarence Thomas's vacations has also given thousands of dollars to Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
GOP megadonor Harlan Crow has been secretly funding lavish vacations for Justice Clarence Thomas. But he's also given thousands to Democrats who've stymied the party's agenda at various times. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, as well as Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Henry Cuellar. According to federal campaign finance data, the Texas billionaire has given $16,800 to Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey since 2018, contributing thousands as recently as October 2022. For his part, Crow told ProPublica in a statement that he and his wife "have never sought to influence Justice Thomas on any legal or political issue."
☆ Why there's almost no chance Clarence Thomas gets impeached, despite an ever-growing list of ethics violations
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
There are renewed calls to impeach Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas amid new ethics concerns. But the only way to remove a Supreme Court justice is via impeachment, and only one justice has ever been impeached. Amid the backlash, Justice Thomas did not recuse himself from any January 6 cases. Only one other Supreme Court justice has ever been impeached, and he wasn't convicted. In other words, scandals may come and go, but Supreme Court justices are for life.
☆ Clarence Thomas secretly went on lavish vacations in luxury jets and superyachts paid for by a GOP megadonor, report reveals
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
A ProPublica report found Clarence Thomas has been taking vacations paid for by a GOP megadonor. A Supreme Court spokesperson did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on Thursday. "Justice Thomas and Ginni never asked for any of this hospitality," Crow said. "We have never asked about a pending or lower court case, and Justice Thomas has never discussed one, and we have never sought to influence Justice Thomas on any legal or political issue," he added. And unlike the rest of the federal judiciary, the Supreme Court is not bound by a code of conduct.
☆ Clarence Thomas said he loves RVs and Walmarts in a documentary financed by the billionaire who was taking him on luxury vacations
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas once said in a documentary that he prefers RV parks and Walmarts. A new ProPublica report found Thomas has been taking luxury vacations paid for by a GOP megadonor for years. A Supreme Court spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment by Insider on Thursday. "Justice Thomas and Ginni never asked for any of this hospitality," Crow said. "We have never asked about a pending or lower court case, and Justice Thomas has never discussed one, and we have never sought to influence Justice Thomas on any legal or political issue," said Crow.
☆ Peter Thiel's reported romantic partner was found dead in Miami. Police are investigating as possible suicide.
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Jeff Thomas, a 35-year-old actor and model, was found dead in Miami in a possible suicide. Miami police view the case as a possible suicide and plan to interview Thiel, The Intercept said. The Intercept reported that Thomas and Thiel had been seen at each others' homes, including at raucous parties. "And he did, and so he didn't support Trump in 2020. Thomas said he had doubts about his relationship with Thiel, the Intercept reported, and the two were not living together.
☆ Biden signs bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages
  + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
It specifies that states must recognize same-sex marriages across state lines and that same-sex couples have the same federal benefits as any married couple. The Respect for Marriage Act does not codify same-sex marriage, though. She noted the Respect for Marriage Act will be one of the last bills she will sign as she ends her second stretch as speaker. Biden's views, like those of many Americans, shifted to support same-sex marriage over his lifetime. But in 2012 then-Vice President Biden announced his support for same-sex marriage on NBC's Meet the Press, backing the measure even before Obama did.
☆ A gay Republican who said Trump was 'at his full awesomeness' on January 6 is headed to Congress
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
George Santos is set to become the only openly gay sitting Republican member of Congress. Santos will also be only the third openly gay Republican member of Congress, following former Reps. Jim Kolbe of Arizona and Steve Gunderson of Illinois. He is the first Republican to be openly gay at the time of his election. At the same time, Republicans have shown an increasing openness to same-sex marriage. Nonetheless, most members of the House Republican Conference voted against enshrining the right to same-sex marriage into law.
☆ The 10 most prestigious preschools in London and how to get in, according 2 early-education consultants
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +18 min
Finding the right early-education setting for your child in London may feel like a minefield to new parents. Nurseries aren't just evaluating children in the application process but also assessing the parents during the decision-making process, Baron said. The school emphasizes on its website that children who attend are accepted into the top selective preschools in London. "There's nothing to say they can't be moved onto more of a prep school," Smith said. The admission process: Children can start at Ducks as early as 6 months of age, but most start at 2.
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