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Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips

Senate Democrats are calling on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor

The Independent UK

Senate Democrats ask chief justice to probe Clarence Thomas’ luxury trips

WASHINGTON — All Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate undisclosed luxury trips that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from a wealthy Republican donor.

Tribune News Service

Roberts urged to probe Thomas trips

"It is well past time for the Supreme Court to align with the rest of government in a proper code of ethics"

Salon

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Senate Democrats urge supreme court investigation of Clarence Thomas

Chief justice John Roberts pressed to open inquiry into conduct deemed inconsistent with ethical standards

The Guardian - US

Senate panel will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court's ethical standards

The hearing — which will happen "in the coming days," says Sen. Dick Durbin — comes in the wake of a news report about lavish trips Justice Clarence Thomas took from a friend but did not disclose.

WEKU

Critics scoff at Clarence Thomas defense

Right-wing Supreme Court justice "broke the law, and it isn't particularly close," legal analysts say

Salon

AOC points out alarming detail in Clarence Thomas’ response to his GOP megadonor gifts

The congresswoman claimed Justice Thomas’ statement raises “even more serious questions”

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Clarence Thomas’ lax ethics are a blow to the Supreme Court, and America

According to ProPublica, Thomas took undisclosed globe-trotting luxury trips, hosted or paid for by a big-time Republican donor. The revelations about Thomas add to the court’s substantial credibility woes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nine Black Robes review: how Trump turned the supreme court right

Joan Biskupic of CNN delivers an assured history of the conservative takeover that threatens to reshape America

The Guardian - US

Justice Clarence Thomas’s megadonor friend collects Hitler memorabilia – report

Harlan Crow, closely linked to judge, has a signed copy of Mein Kampf and dictator’s paintings

The Guardian - US

Harlan Crow, who gave lavish trips to Clarence Thomas, has donated $13M to GOP

WASHINGTON — Harlan Crow, the Dallas investor whose lavish secret trips with Justice Clarence Thomas have sparked an intense debate about Supreme Court ethics, is a GOP megadonor with many friends in high places.

Tribune News Service

Thomas’ benefactor has a Hitler haul

According to Harlan Crow, he collects such things because he "hates communism and fascism"

Salon

Editorial: Secret perks for Supreme Court Justice Thomas undermine the integrity of the bench

A bombshell report in ProPublica reveals that almost every year for two decades plus, a billionaire Republican donor has taken U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on his private jet and yacht, or hosted him on his luxury East Texas ranch or at his private resort in the Adirondacks. And…

Tribune News Service

Justice Clarence Thomas says he will disclose more about his future free trips

WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he would begin to disclose at least part of the value of the free trips he accepts from Harlan Crow, a wealthy Texas real estate developer and a prominent Republican donor.

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The proposed ban puts the very cats it seeks to protect at risk of abandonment, life in a shelter or euthanasia.

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US Justice Clarence Thomas responds to unreported luxury travel

The Supreme Court justice says he has ‘sought to comply’ with rules after ProPublica revealed apparent law violation.

Tribune News Service

Clarence Thomas says he wasn't required to disclose travel costs paid by friends

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a rare statement Friday in response to an investigative news report about unreported trips he received from a Republican donor that renewed Democratic criticisms of the high court’s ethical standards.

Tribune News Service

Justice Thomas’ travels highlight gaps in disclosure rules

WASHINGTON — In 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas publicly disclosed five trips that were paid for by someone else: a series of teaching and speaking engagements at U.S. law schools and colleges. He reported receiving no gifts.

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Justice Clarence Thomas says he will disclose his free trips in the future

WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that in the future, he will disclose free travel that he has taken with Harlan Crow, a prominent Republican donor.

The Independent UK

Clarence Thomas calls luxury trips gifts from GOP megadonor ‘personal hospitality’ from ‘dearest friends’

The Supreme Court justice says he did not have to disclose luxury vacations and trips on private jets and superyachts while ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers demand investigations

WEKU

Justice Thomas explains why he didn't report trips paid for by billionaire

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas responded to a news report about his failure to disclose trips paid for by a conservative billionaire friend, saying he had been advised they were not reportable.

Axios

Clarence Thomas breaks silence as criticism swirls over lavish donor-funded trips

Thomas said he would follow new disclosure guidance in the future.

The Independent UK

Justice Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he wasn’t required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by a Republican megadonor

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on Lindsey Graham: ‘He’s starting to turn into Trump’s Mini-Me’

Late-night hosts discuss the senator begging viewers to send Trump money on Fox News and Clarence Thomas’s luxury trips from a GOP donor

Tribune News Service

Justice Thomas’s travels highlight gaps in disclosure rules

In 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas publicly disclosed five trips that were paid for by someone else: a series of teaching and speaking engagements at US law schools and colleges. He reported receiving no gifts.

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