Hi,

After months of damning revelations about the Supreme Court justices’
shady business deals and lavish unreported gifts, there may finally be an
opportunity for accountability.

Here’s the situation: Until this week, because of Senator Dianne
Feinstein’s absence from the Senate, the Senate Judiciary Committee didn't
have the necessary votes to issue subpoenas to John Roberts, Clarence
Thomas, or anyone else involved in the rapidly expanding number of Supreme
Court scandals.

But on Tuesday, Sen. Feinstein returned to the U.S. Capitol, restoring the
Democrats’ majority on the Judiciary Committee to full strength. This
changes everything.

Democrats now have the power to force Chief Justice Roberts and others to
testify under oath. However, Senate Democrats still haven’t said whether
they plan to subpoena any of the justices. We need to turn up the public
pressure to make sure they don’t back down.

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work, including demanding that the Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena
Chief Justice John Roberts to testify under oath about the Supreme Court’s
ethics scandals?

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The list of scandals erupting around the Supreme Court is almost too long
to include in a single email. Here are just a few of the worst ethics
violations revealed so far:

* Justice Clarence Thomas secretly accepted millions of dollars' worth
of lavish gifts, sweetheart real estate deals, and tuition for a
family member from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow — and then failed
to recuse himself in cases where Crow had an interest.^1
* Thomas’ wife, Ginni, secretly took tens of thousands of dollars from
right-wing superlobbyist Leonard Leo, who played a major role in
picking Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominations and building the
current right-wing supermajority.^2
* Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been the subject of 83 ethics complaints
in addition to credible sexual assault allegations that were never
fully investigated.^3
* Justice Neil Gorsuch sold a vacation home in Colorado to the head of a
major law firm that has argued dozens of cases before the Court.
Gorsuch has not recused himself in any of those cases.^4
* Justice Amy Coney Barrett refused to recuse herself from a case
involving an organization that had spent millions of dollars in
support of her confirmation.^5
* The wife of Chief Justice John Roberts has taken millions of dollars
from top corporate law firms that argue before the Supreme Court for
her work as a legal recruiter. Roberts has not recused himself from
any of the cases in which his wife's clients were involved.^6

These scandals strike at the heart of the public’s faith in the
independent judiciary, which is a bedrock of democracy. That’s why we’re
demanding that the Judiciary Committee subpoena Chief Justice Roberts. But
to mobilize enough grassroots support to make a difference, we need your
help.

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and push for other key reforms.

With gratitude for all that you do,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress Action

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Sources:
1. The Washington Post, "A brief timeline of Clarence Thomas’s ethics
questions," [ [link removed] ]May 4, 2023.
2. The Washington Post, "Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence
Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’," [ [link removed] ]May 4, 2023.
3. NPR, "Federal Panel Of Judges Dismisses All 83 Ethics Complaints
Against Brett Kavanaugh," [ [link removed] ]December 18, 2018.
4. Politico, "Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property," [ [link removed] ]April 25,
2023.
5. Forbes, "Amy Coney Barrett Rebuffs Demands To Recuse From Dark Money
Case Involving Group That Supported Her Confirmation," [ [link removed] ]April 26, 2021.
6. Forbes, "Chief Justice Roberts’ Wife Is Latest Supreme Court Spouse To
Spark Ethics Concerns," [ [link removed] ]January 31, 2023.
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