U.S. Supreme Court

Senate Democrats Ask President Biden To Invoke The14th Amendment, And Bypass The GQP Economic Terrorists In Congress

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Update to ‘America Does Not Negotiate With Terrorists’ – Invoke the 14th Amendment Against The Unconstitutional Federal Debt Ceiling. The Washington Post reports, Senate Democrats ask Biden to ready 14th Amendment, bypass GQP on debt limit: A group of Senate Democrats is circulating a letter urging President Biden to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment … Read more

Culture Of Corruption: ‘Ginni’ Thomas Received Payments Laundered Through Kellyanne Conway From Leonard Leo

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The hits just keep coming on the unethical conduct of Justice Clarence Thomas. It was always hiding in plain sight for decades but “insider” and “access” journalists never cared.  It takes investigative journalists to do the job. The Washington Post reports, Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’: Conservative … Read more

MAGA Republicans Turn Serious Inquiry Into Supreme Court Justices’ Ethics Into A Shitshow Of Right-Wing Grievances For Right-Wing Media

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Steve Benen reports, Senate Republicans flub an easy test on Supreme Court ethics: The U.S. Supreme Court was already struggling with its weakened reputation in the wake of a series of far-right rulings, but recent revelations have clearly made an unfortunate situation worse. As regular readers know, Justice Clarence Thomas is facing an intensifying ethics … Read more

Chief Justice Roberts Has An Ethics Problem As Well – Failure To Recuse For His Wife’s Clients With Business Before The Court

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Above image: h/t Business Insider. Business Insider reports, Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show: Two years after John Roberts’ confirmation as the Supreme Court’s chief justice in 2005, his wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, made a pivot. After a long … Read more