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Gifts accepted by Clarence Thomas 'have no comparison in modern American history,' Senate Democrats say

The investigation found that Thomas has accepted gifts and travel from wealthy benefactors worth more than $4.75 million by some estimates s

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GOP Wants To Probe Ketanji Brown Jackson For Attending Grammys Because Bad Bunny Was Also There - Above the Law

If the GOP thinks sitting in the audience during the Grammys is an ethical breach, wait until they hear what Alito was up to around January

Joe Patrice at Above The Law:

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attended the Grammy Awards over the weekend because her memoir, “Lovely One,” was nominated for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. She lost to the Dalai Lama. Which, honestly… fair. Anyway, that should be the end of it, but it’s 2026 and Republicans need to find something to talk about instead of unleashing untrained, armed thugs on Minnesota to kidnap journalists and murder civilians, so Justice Jackson’s award nomination is the new ethics scandal. There’s nothing improper about attending an awards ceremony for an award that you’re actually nominated for. But Senator Marsha Blackburn wants an investigation into whether Jackson’s attendance breached Supreme Court ethics because so many artists and presenters bashed ICE at the event. Blackburn’s letter claims that Jackson’s mere presence at an event where other people exercised their First Amendment rights somehow compromises her impartiality on immigration cases:

The New York Post explains:

[“While it is by no means unheard of or unusual for a Supreme Court justice to attend a public function, very rarely—if ever—have justices of our nation’s highest Court been present at an event at which attendees have amplified such far-left rhetoric,” Blackburn (R-Tenn.) wrote in a Thursday letter to [Chief Justice John] Roberts.]

Presumably the “far-left rhetoric” is “Abolish ICE.” And if that’s the case, the bad news for Blackburn is that this is, according to polling, the mainstream American position now. The ethical constraints on the Supreme Court are notoriously non-existent. Blackburn cites the toothless advice that the justices “act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.” The senator specifically worries that Jackson’s appearance in the same room where such radical thoughts as “maybe don’t imprison children without due process” might be expressed.

Any probe into SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for being at the Grammys because Bad Bunny was also there is a partisan farce that would go nowhere.

See Also:

HuffPost: GOP Senator Demands Ketanji Brown Jackson Be Investigated For Attending Grammys

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At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties

The chief justice’s wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, has made millions in her career recruiting lawyers to prominent law firms, some of which ha

"Successful people have successful friends". Mrs. Roberts sums up perfectly the old-boy, nepotism circle of mutual back-rubbing (and pocket-lining) of the Washington elite.

Shady as fuck, but not illegal.

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