Hi,

The right-wing justices on the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. president
has “absolute immunity” for all “official acts.” That means former
president Donald Trump may not face any accountability for his role in
January 6.^1

In her dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, "In every use of
official power, the president is now a king above the law." She said she
feared for our democracy and warned that this ruling could even allow the
president to kill political opponents with impunity.^2

Two of the justices issuing this dangerous ruling, Clarence Thomas and
Samuel Alito, have clear conflicts of interest in this case but still
refused to recuse themselves — one of the biggest examples of ethical
violations in the Court’s history. We need a SCOTUS ethics act NOW to put
an end to this blatant corruption.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress to pass a SCOTUS ethics act to root
out corruption on the Court. Hold the right-wing justices on the Court
accountable!

ADD YOUR NAME

Thomas shouldn’t be ruling on January 6 cases because his wife, Ginni
Thomas, attended the January 6 Stop the Steal rally and pleaded with
senior White House staff to help Trump overturn the election in the days
leading up to the insurrection.^3

Alito shouldn’t rule on January 6 cases because a Stop the Steal style
flag was flying over his house. The flag flew as the Court considered
whether or not to take on a critical election case in the days after the
Capitol riots, just before President Biden was sworn in.^4

Scandal after scandal has rocked the Supreme Court. Every single
right-wing justice has been implicated in at least one striking ethical
violation. Congress hasn’t taken the action necessary to stop corruption
and preserve the fairness and independence of SCOTUS. Now, the Court may
let Trump off the hook and hand the American presidency a shocking,
dangerous level of power.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Congress has sat on the sidelines long enough. Hold the
right-wing justices on the Supreme Court accountable!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:

 1. Reuters, “US Supreme Court rules Trump has broad immunity from
prosecution,” [ [link removed] ]July 1, 2024.
 2. Business Insider, “Sotomayor says the president can now 'assassinate a
political rival' without facing prosecution,” [ [link removed] ]July 1, 2024.
 3. The New Yorker, “Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas’s 'Stop
the Steal' Texts,” [ [link removed] ]March 25, 2022.
 4. The New York Times, “At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’
Symbol on Display,” [ [link removed] ]May 16, 2024.
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