Most, but not all, of that attention has been focused on Thomas. Tuition: GOP donor Harlan Crow paid private tuition for relative of Justice Clarence ThomasĪs it heads into the final stretch of its current term, the Supreme Court is on defense following a series of revelations about gifts, property sales and disclosure. Report: "No mention of Ginni.' Conservative activist directed money to wife of Justice Clarence Thomas Another matter focused on a corruption conviction for the former governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell. One of those cases dealt with a state justice who declined to recuse himself from a case involving a business executive who donated $3 million to his election campaign. WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has largely hunkered down in silence amid a wave of scrutiny heaped onto Justice Clarence Thomas over gifts he and his family accepted from Republican donor Harlan Crow.īut the court’s conservative majority – including Thomas – has offered clues into its broader views about ethics and disclosure in a number of high-profile cases dealing with corruption and transparency, even though the disputes involved vastly different circumstances and legal questions than those that confront the court today.
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