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Nonilex

The 2019 trips, one to Bali & the other to the #BohemianGrove, a rich men only retreat, were first revealed by @ProPublica. Last year, #ClarenceThomas argued that he did not need to disclose the gifts.

In the new filing, however, Thomas amended his 2019 #FinancialDisclosure, writing he “inadvertently omitted” the trips on previous reports.

#ProPublica documented the undisclosed luxury vacations & gifts Thomas has received over the yrs from several #billionaires, incl #HarlanCrow.

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Nonilex

#SCOTUS will issue rulings soon on a slate of controversial topics,such as #abortion, #guns, public #corruption, & if #Trump is entitled to #immunity for life….
#JesseBarrett’s work for #FoxCorp highlights one of #ethics experts’ biggest complaints about SCOTUS: Justices are not required to #disclose spouses’ clients,so the public has no way to track who is paying #money directly to their families. In her 2021 #FinancialDisclosure, #AmyConeyBarrett even #redacted the name of her husband’s firm….

Nonilex

#SCOTUS justices & federal #judges can no longer avoid disclosing the value of travel-related #gifts they receive by classifying such free trips as "reimbursements" on their #FinancialDisclosure forms under new regulations now in effect.
The regs, announced by the #FederalJudiciary late on Fri, follow revelations that #conservative SCOTUS Justice #ClarenceThomas had not disclosed luxury trips paid for by a wealthy benefactor.

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Nonilex

The annual reports have drawn increased attention in recent years, amid pressure from Congressional #Democrats & outside #legal experts for the justices to strengthen #disclosure requirements for travel & #gifts, & adopt specific #ethics guidelines.

…In his report Thurs, #ClarenceThomas said he prepared his 2022 report w/guidance from the #SCOTUS’s #legal office, the #counselor to Chief Justice #JohnRoberts, staff of the #Judicial Conference’s #FinancialDisclosure cmte & an #attorney.

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#SenateJudiciary Chair #DickDurbin said Sunday that “everything is on the table” as the panel scrutinizes new ethics concerns around #SupremeCourt #Justice #ClarenceThomas. “The bottom line is this: Everything is on the table. Day after day, week after week, more and more disclosures about Justice Thomas – we cannot ignore them,” the Illinois Democrat told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” cnn.com/2023/05/07/politics/su #SCOTUS #corruption #FinancialDisclosure #ethics #EthicsReform

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