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Speculation abounds as to whether 76-year-old Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will retire anytime soon, paving the way for President Donald Trump to appoint a justice openly willing to carry out his agenda, Newsweek reported.Experts began discus…
A Donald Trump nominee for a lifetime federal judgeship to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri has a history of promoting a policy designed to prevent Black people from voting, HuffPost revealed.Attorney Josh Divi…
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett gave no explanation for why she recused herself from a religious charter school case that was set to begin oral arguments Wednesday, The New York Times reported.The case revolves around whether taxpayers should …
Richard Glossip’s murder conviction unsafe, say justices, as prosecutors failed to turn over important evidenceThe US supreme court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly ma…
Late-night host gives justice, under fire over undisclosed donations, 30 days to accept offer, which includes a tour busThe late-night host John Oliver has offered to pay Clarence Thomas $1m annually – as well as give him a $2m tour bus – if the Republ…
Senate judiciary panel member Whitehouse says ‘Oh, my’ after report links justice to hard-right Koch networkA report detailing how Clarence Thomas secretly participated in donor events staged by the hard-right Koch network drew more fierce protests and…
Ahead of Citizens United decision that unleashed dark money flood, Thomas worked with Leonard Leo and Harlan CrowIn the months before the US supreme court handed down Citizens United, the 2010 ruling which unleashed a flood of dark money into American …
Supreme court justice may have violated US law by not disclosing 38 vacations paid for by wealthy friends, ethics experts sayThe US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas appears to have violated US law by failing to disclose “flights, yacht cruises and…
Finance committee focusing on tax treatment of billionaire mega-donor’s gifts to supreme court justiceThe rightwing billionaire real estate developer Harlan Crow is facing a possible showdown with Senate investigators looking into the financial arrange…
Senator Ron Wyden, chair of finance panel, warns of ‘next steps’ to compel testimony of Harlan Crow about supreme court justiceThe Democratic chair of the Senate finance committee has reiterated his threat to subpoena Harlan Crow, the Republican mega-d…