This Day in Alaska History-October 4th, 1911
“The Supreme Court should be the gold standard for judicial ethics,” said one reform advocate, “yet billionaires like Harlan Crow are buying the loyalty of justices one private jet flight at a time.” New reporting on Monday that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report even more private travel gifted by a Republican mega-donor sparked […]
“The evidence assembled thus far plainly suggests that Justice Thomas has committed numerous willful violations of federal ethics.” Stepping up efforts to hold U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accountable for alleged ethics violations, two Democratic senators on Tuesday announced they’d requested that the Biden administration appoint a special counsel to investigate the right-wing judge. Sen. Sheldon […]
“The Thomas dissent is only further proof that he is simply a threat to America,” said the father of a mass shooting victim. “Thank goodness. Also, Clarence Thomas is truly evil.” That’s how one progressive pollster responded Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling in United States v. Rahimi, which upheld a law prohibiting individuals subject to a domestic violence restraining […]