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Justice Clarence Thomas was paid for several trips by the GOP mega-donor
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas have gone on luxury trips paid for by Republican megadonors, ProPublica reported. The report revealed that Thomas had taken the trips in 2018 and 2019 but did not report them. It also revealed a painting depicting Thomas, Crow and other influential figures in Republican…
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The reporters from ProPublica landed a bombshell story on Justice Clarence Thomas
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas went on a number of expensive vacations subsidised by a Republican megadonor, the ProPublica report said. The report said that executives from major corporations and heads of prominent conservative organisations have been in attendance on trips with Republican megadonor James Crow. Crow said he…
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The Supreme Court seems very nervous about its own jurisdiction
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the meaning of the Communications Decency Act during a three-hour-long argument, which was held in an open session. Justice Clarence Thomas had written three times that he wanted the Supreme Court to revisit Sullivan, pointing to “real-world effects” such as PizzaGate and other online falsehoods. The justices are…
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The bill would protect same-sex marriage.
During a 2012 interview, US Senator Joe Biden had said that he wouldn’t support a law to recognise same-sex marriages. Biden’s remarks came hours after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage, ruling that a fertilized egg has a right to be considered a “person” under the US Constitution. He added that he…
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There could be more than one thing that could rock American democracy.
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had said if a state legislature had been very, very generous to minority voters in their redistricting, the court would be making the same argument. This comes after North Carolina’s Supreme Court had thrown out the state’s congressional district map which was drawn in favour of Republicans. Thomas also…