Dear MoveOn member,

Supreme Court corruption is out of control. Conservative justices have
accepted undisclosed gifts from billionaires with business before the
court.^1 Dark-money groups are exerting influence over a Trump-packed
court. And there is no enforceable code of ethics to deal with conflicts
of interest or provide transparency.

It's time for the Senate Democratic majority to take bold action! [ [link removed] ]Add
your name now to call on Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Senate
Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, and the members of the U.S. Senate to rein in
the corruption at the Supreme Court with sweeping investigations and
meaningful reforms.

It's time for the Senate's Democratic leadership to hold hearings
investigating the illegal and ethical conduct of Justices Clarence Thomas
and Samuel Alito as well as other forms of corruption and conflict in the
court. This must include subpoenas for right-wing megadonor Harlan Crow,
sweeping investigations, and a vote on the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal,
and Transparency Act (SCERT), which would require the Supreme Court to
adopt and abide by a code of conduct.

[2]Sign the petition

Right-wing billionaires have invested tens of millions to capture the
Supreme Court. They've worked with Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell to pack the court with conservative justices. They've
funded cases to overturn abortion rights, shatter precedent, and
strengthen corporate power.

And as has become clear due to recent blockbuster revelations, these
billionaires have lavished gifts on conservative justices including Thomas
and Alito—who have not disclosed these gifts for years or recused
themselves from cases where there would be an apparent conflict of
interest.^2

Furthermore, Justice Thomas's wife—conservative superactivist Ginni
Thomas—has helped create and advise these networks of conservative donors
and advocates.^3 Yet Justice Thomas has never recused himself from cases
involving her work—including cases around Donald Trump's efforts to
subvert the results of the 2020 election, in which Ginni Thomas was
directly implicated.^4

Despite hundreds of thousands in gifts, rampant conflicts of interest, and
a historically low level of public trust in the integrity of the court,
Chief Justice John Roberts has refused to act. And while Democrats in
Congress have held the first hearings about a judicial code of ethics for
the Supreme Court, they have not gone far enough, while Chief Justice
Roberts, Justice Alito, Crow and others have dismissed congressional
efforts to rein in the court.^5

[ [link removed] ]Our senators need to use their power to rein in the corruption of the
Supreme Court and take meaningful steps to restoring its balance and
integrity.

It is Congress's authority and responsibility to act. Democrats hold a
majority and need to use the power of their committee chairs to hold
sweeping investigations into corruption and finally move forward a
comprehensive ethics reform bill for a vote.

It will take far more to fix the right-wing capture of the court and deal
with the epidemic of the influence of Big Money. We need to expand the
court to rebalance it, to pursue impeachment of corrupt justices, and to
pass other reforms that restore the integrity of our judicial system.

Sweeping investigations and a vote on ethics reforms are steps that are
important—and within the power of today's Democratic majority.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Justin, Alexis, Jensine, Joel B., and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Clarence Thomas' 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated
the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel," ProPublica, August 10, 2023
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2. "Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire
Who Later Had Cases Before the Court," ProPublica, June 20, 2023
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3. "What Ginni Thomas and Leonard Leo wrought: How a justice’s wife and a
key activist started a movement," Politico, September 10, 2023
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4. "Ginni Thomas reportedly pressed Trump's chief of staff on overturning
the election," NPR, March 25, 2022
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5. "Congress Can’t Force Ethics Code on Supreme Court, Alito Says,"
Bloomberg Law, July 28, 2023
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