What's going on with the Supreme Court?
There’s been so much news about the Supreme Court’s corruption lately,
it’s been hard to keep up.
Just this week, it was revealed that Justice Samuel Alito went on an
undisclosed fishing trip to Alaska paid for by billionaire, GOP megadonor
Paul Singer — whose hedge fund then argued 10 cases in front of the
Supreme Court, winning at least $2.4 billion in the process.
SCOTUS is in a legitimacy crisis.
[ [link removed] ]This Supreme Court is devolving into a politicized entity known for
rank corruption, erosion of democracy, and the unraveling of human rights.
Alexandria is demanding the House provide a legislative check to SCOTUS
overreach and abuse of power. Will you support Alexandria’s call for
accountability by making a $3 contribution today?
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As the Court’s term for the year draws to a close — and they soon issue
pivotal decisions on affirmative action, gerrymandering, and student debt
forgiveness — we wanted to take a minute to break down what we know:
* Justice Clarence Thomas has received luxury gifts nearly every year
for decades without reporting them in financial disclosures.^1 These
gifts, paid for by billionaire real estate developer Harlan Crow,
include private jet trips around the world, vacations on Crow’s
private superyacht, and at least two years of private school tuition
for Justice Thomas’ grandnephew.^2 Crow also purchased the home of
Justice Thomas’ mother. He allowed her to live there rent free, and
has spent thousands of dollars on renovations to her home.
* Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo made secret payments to
Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas — wife of Justice Thomas — totalling over
$80,000 from 2011 to 2012, specifically directing that her name be
left off billing paperwork.
* Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sold property in Colorado to the
CEO of Greenberg Traurig, one of the country’s biggest law firms.^3
Justice Gorsuch disclosed income from the purchase, but declined to
identify that the CEO of Greenberg Traurig was the purchaser, leaving
the box blank on the disclosure form. Since 2017, Greenberg Traurig
has been involved in at least 22 cases before the Supreme Court.
* Jane Roberts — wife of Chief Justice John Roberts — solicited $10.3
million in commissions as a legal recruiter in the 8 years after her
husband’s Court appointment.^4 The fees were paid to Roberts by
corporations and law firms, at least one of which argued a case before
the Supreme Court.
And when asked to participate in a congressional inquiry into these
potentially illegal ethical violations, Chief Justice Roberts and the
Court refused to comply.
A court that rejects accountability for itself erodes its own ability to
hold others accountable.
Alexandria called for the impeachment of Clarence Thomas for the most
egregious of these violations — and she wants Justices to be held to the
same ethical standards of other elected officials to stop this corruption
in the future.
[ [link removed] ]If you can, will you chip in $3 to power her fight?
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We will keep you posted as more on the Supreme Court develops.
In solidarity,
Team AOC
1 - [ [link removed] ]ProPublica: Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire
2 - [ [link removed] ]ProPublica: Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Harlan
Crow Paid the Tuition.
3 - [ [link removed] ]Politico: Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property
4 - [ [link removed] ]Business Insider: Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice
John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms,
whistleblower documents show
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