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

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.

Will you make a donation to Demand Progress Action and support our 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.

Please donate $10 to help stop Supreme Court corruption, and push for other key reforms.

With gratitude for all that you do,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress Action

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

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