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The kingmaking Trump ally behind a cadre of rightwing judges

Aileen Cannon, the judge assigned to the documents case, is under increasing scrutiny – reflecting Leonard Leo’s impact on the US judiciary

The Guardian - US

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

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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Tax complaint filed against rightwing parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty

Michigan attorney alleges organization, named an extremist group by Southern Poverty Law Center, in violation of non-profit status

The Guardian - US

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

Big Oil’s War Against ‘Woke Capitalism’

The fossil fuel industry and right-wing activists are increasingly targeting investors that consider environmental and social issues — but is it working?

Capital & Main

Alito's SCOTUS corruption starts a fire

How the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision made climate change worse

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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

The Guardian - US

Biden refuses to back SCOTUS expansion

Democrats must embrace "structural reform to the court" to avoid decades of crises in June, one advocate said

Salon

Billionaires' SCOTUS investment pays off

A pair of SCOTUS decisions make clear the corruption that conservatives on the court have worked hard to obfuscate

Salon

Alito linked to Moore v. Harper law firm

Alito has a close relationship with Charles Cooper, whose law firm is representing petitioners in the pivotal case

Salon

Justice Alito’s undisclosed fishing trip brings more discredit to the Supreme Court

Americans want the Supreme Court to be the place where justices dispassionately and thoughtfully rule on cases that affect their lives. The latest reporting by ProPublica undermines that confidence even further.

Chicago Sun-Times

US dark-money fund spends millions to back Republican attorneys general

Concord Fund, linked to Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, a lavish supporter of Republican Attorneys General Association

The Guardian - US

Why GOP justices are so whiny

The Federalist Society keeps SCOTUS judges in a perpetually whiny state

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Leonard Leo has key role in SCOTUS mess

Billionaire Paul Singer and the lodge owner "were both major donors to Leo's political groups," ProPublica reports

The Independent UK

Justice Alito tries to get ahead of damning report about billionaire gifts with defensive Wall Street Journal op-ed

Conservative justice defends taking private jet to Alaskan fishing trip with hedge-fund billionaire with business before the court as justices face ongoing ethics questions

The Guardian - US

Senior senators threaten to step up supreme court ethics reform after Samuel Alito revelations – as it happened

Alito reportedly accepted seat on private plane owned by Paul Singer; expert says he should have recused himself from Singer cases before the court

Salon

Alito took lux trip with GOP billionaire

Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself

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The Guardian - US

Samuel Alito did not declare gifts from billionaire with case before US supreme court

Rightwing justice accepted private plane trip to Alaska for luxury fishing trip hosted by Paul Singer in latest gifts scandal

The Guardian - US

Clarence Thomas should resign from the supreme court, for the good of the court

By acting as if Thomas has done nothing wrong, chief justice John Roberts looks pathetic and enabling of unethical behavior

The Guardian - US

US ethics watchdog calls on Clarence Thomas to resign over undisclosed gifts

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says supreme court justice should resign over mega-donor gifts scandal

The Guardian - US

Clarence Thomas under scrutiny after report of activist’s payments to his wife

Leonard Leo funneled funds to Ginni Thomas with instructions not to mention her, Washington Post reports

The Independent UK

GOP activist pushed payments to Ginni Thomas but wanted her name kept quiet

Supreme Court Justice’s wife got thousands of dollars from a nonprofit with business before the high court

Salon

Thomas payments mark a tipping point

Unfortunately that leaves us with only one option — and it is extremely unlikely

The Guardian - US

Clarence Thomas scandal deepens with report of rightwing activist’s secret payments to wife – as it happened

Leonard Leo arranged for Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas to be paid $25,000 and emphasized ‘no mention of Ginni’ on the payments

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