Hi,

BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted luxury trips from
Paul Singer – a billionaire and Republican megadonor who has brought
business before the Court. Alito failed to disclose the elaborate gifts.^1

The exposé on Alito’s corruption comes just a few months after the
shocking revelations on Clarence Thomas’ luxury trips with billionaire GOP
donor Harlan Crow. In fact, ethics scandals have now rocked EVERY SINGLE
ONE of the conservative justices.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila
Jayapal just introduced legislation that would finally impose an ethics
code on the Supreme Court, and ban federal judges from owning individual
stock. Congress needs to take action and finally hold the Supreme Court
accountable.^2

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Justice Alito’s corruption cannot stand.Congress
must pass the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act now!

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According to an expose in ProPublica, Alito accepted a luxury fishing trip
from Paul Singer at a lodge that charged $1,000 per day. Singer also flew
Alito out on a private jet that likely cost roughly $100,000. Coordinating
the trip was Leonard Leo, the head of the Federalist Society, and the
architect of the right-wing judicial takeover.^1

Singer has had business in front of the Supreme Court multiple times. In
the most prominent case, Alito ruled with Singer, who was ultimately
awarded $2.4 billion. Singer contributed over $80 million to Republican
political groups over the last decade. He’s also given millions to the
Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank where he’s served as
chairman since 2008. The institute regularly files briefs with the Supreme
Court — at least fifteen this term, including one in support of blocking
student loan relief.^1

Despite all these obvious conflicts of interest, Alito never noted his
gifts from Singer in his financial disclosures, and never recused himself
from a case involving Singer. This is an apparent violation of federal
law. But unlike nearly every other judge and public official in the United
States, Supreme Court justices are not bound by a code of ethics, and are
left to police themselves. That’s led to the massive corruption we now
see, and record-low public trust in the court.

Sen. Warren’s and Rep. Jayapal’s Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act
would finally require SCOTUS justices to follow an ethics code, ban all
federal judges from owning conflicted assets like stocks and securities,
strengthen restrictions on judicial gifts and privately funded travel,
overhaul the broken recusal process, and create new mechanisms for
judicial accountability. Congress must start restoring faith in our courts
and enact this code of conduct NOW.^2

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Pass the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act!

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Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. ProPublica, “Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With
GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court,” [ [link removed] ]June 20,
2023.
 2. Elizabeth Warren, “Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act - One
Pager,” [ [link removed] ]June 8, 2023.
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