with everything going on, i think this needs to be one thread.
not-so-supreme court shenanigans
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bill mays: BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!
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Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show
New documents reveal Jane Roberts made $10.3 million from elite firms, raising questions about the Supreme Court justices' conflicts of interest.
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My school was full of date raping frat boys. Sickening to watch one of them become a lifetime appointed official in any capacity, let alone the Supreme Court.
A list labeled "Leverage". 
www.nbcnews.com
Senate Democrats ask billionaire Harlan Crow to list gifts to Clarence Thomas and any other justices
Democrats on the Judiciary Committee requested the GOP megadonor provide an itemized list of gifts worth more than $415 that he gave to Thomas or any other justice or their family members.
"I don't recall any of that."A list labeled "Leverage".
Senate Democrats ask billionaire Harlan Crow to list gifts to Clarence Thomas and any other justices
Democrats on the Judiciary Committee requested the GOP megadonor provide an itemized list of gifts worth more than $415 that he gave to Thomas or any other justice or their family members.
Seems like if you make it onto the Supreme Court you'd have a strong understanding of what constitutes a conflict of interest.
Gifts above $415? Were there any gifts below that? At least any that weren't an insult?"I don't recall any of that."
I think it was a Senator from Mass who's introduced legislation to increase the court to 13 seats to match the number of federal court districts or something. I caught part of it on the news last night.
Feinstein needs to fucking go, but her husband was phenomenally wealthy on his own. At his death he had 50 Million just in Real Estate holdings, and he was the principal of a highly successful financial entity. I don’t know the she has ever really been accused of financial chicanery, and lord knows she has enemies that have been looking forever.
But yeah, time to 86 her.
But yeah, time to 86 her.
'Merica.
www.axios.com
Supreme Court rules businesses can refuse service to LGBTQ+ customers
The case concerns a Colorado web designer's right to refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex couples.
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'Merica.
Supreme Court rules businesses can refuse service to LGBTQ+ customers
The case concerns a Colorado web designer's right to refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex couples.
Also, the case was made up.
The man named in the Supreme Court's gay rights ruling says he didn't request a wedding website
A Colorado web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled could refuse to make a wedding website for gay couples had cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her.
apnews.com
I am going to sue Santa Claus for illegal trespass and entry
(j/k)
Investigation finds Clarence Thomas accepted more undisclosed gifts from wealthy friends through elite association
A New York Times investigation revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was brought access to the wealthy through relationships he built with members of the Horatio Alger Association of …
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Wow, and we are just now looking into all this. Wow.
while this is problematic, it's nowhere near on the same plane as what thomas has been doing.
What you did there, see it I do.
AG Ellison says Justice Clarence Thomas "needs to be impeached," report says
Attorney General Keith Ellison is calling for term limits for Supreme Court justices, following an interview he gave to a Michigan news outlet in which he was reported to have called for Thomas's ouster.
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Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It
The vehicle is a key part of the justice’s just-folks persona. It’s also a luxury motor coach that was funded by someone else’s money.
Corrupt piece of shit. Until proven otherwise this “loan” was forgiven as it was a sham throughout.
Good thing he is the only corrupt person in power in this cuntry.Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 R.V. and the Friend Who Financed It
The vehicle is a key part of the justice’s just-folks persona. It’s also a luxury motor coach that was funded by someone else’s money.www.nytimes.com
Corrupt piece of shit. Until proven otherwise this “loan” was forgiven as it was a sham throughout.
The SCOTUS has a unique position to change policy on the ground, though.
Is anybody really surprised?
Pfft...... Silly prole, Ethics are for the poors.JHFC. This is like Ethics 101 level shit.
Every year I have to go through hours of training telling me not to do unethical things I have no power to do because some executive did just that.
I went to one once, what a waste of time, like I was ever going to get offered anything from anyone.
The only "offers" I ever received were lunch invites. I always made sure to order the ribeye.
Brett Kavanaugh says he's hopeful the Supreme Court will take 'concrete steps' to address ethics scandals
Justice Kavanaugh's remarks about Supreme Court ethics follow Chief Justice Roberts statement in May that ethics are an "issue of concern."
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I have full confidence this will be handled appropriately, and in a manner that prevents this sort of thing in the future.Brett Kavanaugh says he's hopeful the Supreme Court will take 'concrete steps' to address ethics scandals
Justice Kavanaugh's remarks about Supreme Court ethics follow Chief Justice Roberts statement in May that ethics are an "issue of concern."www.usatoday.com
Roberts is such a princess. He really does get bugged by thinking the court is unpopular.
yeah I mean maybe brett (which is literally the most frat boy name ever, up there with chad) is just talking about being able to safely date rape without the public finding out because of judicial immunity