Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is supposed to be an independent jurist. But how can he do that when his wife is an outspoken activist for extremist right-wing groups and causes?
Ginni Thomas has a long history of influence in ultra-conservative circles. She has been one of the directors of C.N.P. Action, a dark-money group that connects wealthy donors to radical right-wing figures. She’s worked at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank credited with the GOP push to install ultra-conservative judges. She’s even launched her own lobbying firm, which states on their website that she is able to “give access to any door in Washington.”
This is dangerous, and calls into question the ethics of our Supreme Court decision-making process. Ginni Thomas is publicly working — and being paid lots of money for it — to advance conservative causes on issues that her husband is presiding over on the Supreme Court.
Many people don’t realize the Supreme Court isn’t bound by a code of ethics like other federal judges are. That needs to change.
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