Senators Want to Subpoena Businessmen Who Gifted Supreme Court Justices
Supreme Court
Senators Want to Subpoena Businessmen Who Gifted Supreme Court Justices
2023-11-02 20:45:49
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Leading members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said this week they plan to subpoena wealthy businessmen they accuse of trying to influence the U.S. Supreme Court through lavish gifts. They say the businessmen are trying to avoid questions... Read More

Justice Thomas Discloses Private Trips, Real Estate Transaction With Texas Billionaire
Supreme Court
Justice Thomas Discloses Private Trips, Real Estate Transaction With Texas Billionaire
2023-08-31 19:23:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted three private jet flights from Texas billionaire Harlan Crow in 2022, and the two also engaged in a real estate transaction, according to a financial disclosure report released Thursday. Thomas filed the... Read More

Report: Thomas Sold Real Estate to Donor, Didn’t Report Deal
Supreme Court
Report: Thomas Sold Real Estate to Donor, Didn't Report Deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, in a transaction worth more than $100,000 that Thomas never reported, according to the non-profit investigative journalism organization ProPublica. The 2014... Read More

Justice Thomas’ Vacations Spark Demands for Ethics Code
U.S. Senate
Justice Thomas’ Vacations Spark Demands for Ethics Code
2023-04-11 20:37:43
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are calling on Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate fellow Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for failing to disclose luxury vacations and other perks he received over more than 20 years from a billionaire friend. The... Read More

Justice Thomas Says He Didn’t Have to Disclose Luxury Trips
Supreme Court
Justice Thomas Says He Didn't Have to Disclose Luxury Trips

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. Describing Crow and his wife, Kathy, as “among our... Read More

Justices Rule Against Arizona GOP Leader in Jan. 6 Records Fight
Supreme Court
Justices Rule Against Arizona GOP Leader in Jan. 6 Records Fight
2022-11-14 18:07:49
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol to access phone records belonging to the Arizona Republican Party’s chairwoman. As is their long-standing... Read More

Lindsey Graham Asks Supreme Court to Block Grand Jury Testimony
Supreme Court
Lindsey Graham Asks Supreme Court to Block Grand Jury Testimony
2022-10-21 22:13:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order forcing him to testify before a grand jury about former President Donald Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election in Georgia. In a... Read More

Justices Significantly Expand Gun Rights in Major Second Amendment Ruling
Supreme Court
Justices Significantly Expand Gun Rights in Major Second Amendment Ruling
2022-06-23 16:23:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — New York State’s “proper cause” requirement to obtain a concealed-carry license is unconstitutional because it prevents law-abiding citizens with self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for that purpose, a divided Supreme... Read More

Justice Clarence Thomas Released from Hospital
Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas Released from Hospital
2022-03-25 17:46:55
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from Washington’s Sibley Memorial Hospital Friday morning, a week after being admitted with “flu-like” symptoms. In announcing his hospitalization, the court said Thomas had been diagnosed with an infection, that he... Read More

Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized With Flu-Like Symptoms
Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized With Flu-Like Symptoms
2022-03-21 14:10:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas was hospitalized with an infection on Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms, the court said in a written statement posted to its website on Sunday. “He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being... Read More

Justice Thomas Remembers ‘Rapid’ RBG
Supreme Court
Justice Thomas Remembers ‘Rapid’ RBG

WASHINGTON (AP) — In her last years on the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg moved slowly. She was always the last justice to exit the courtroom, with Justice Clarence Thomas helping her down the steps from the Supreme Court... Read More

Thousands Gather to Remember Ginsburg as Justice and American Icon
Supreme Court
Thousands Gather to Remember Ginsburg as Justice and American Icon
2020-09-23 20:35:42
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The crowd began gathering early behind the aluminum railing that ran up and down East Capitol Street Wednesday morning. Some said they'd journeyed to the neighborhood the night before to scope out their logistics for the day ahead.... Read More

Supreme Court Holds SEC Can Recoup Money in Fraud Cases
Finance
Supreme Court Holds SEC Can Recoup Money in Fraud Cases
2020-06-22 16:45:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - With decisions in several high profile cases pending -- including one on whether President Donald Trump can shield his financial records from Congressional scrutiny --  the U.S. Supreme court on Monday opted to rule on a case with... Read More

Straight From The Well
scroll top