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.
#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….
#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.
#law
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-justices-judges-face-new-rules-disclosing-free-trips-2024-03-18/
Report: #ClarenceThomas May Also Be #Dodging #Tax Bill With Failure to Report #Gifts. The likely millions of dollars worth of gifts Thomas has received may count as #taxable #income, a recent report found.
https://truthout.org/articles/report-thomas-may-also-be-dodging-tax-bill-with-failure-to-report-gifts/ #SCOTUS #corruption #taxevasion #fraud #lying #cheating #federaltaxes #financialdisclosure #FederalistSocietyOwnsGOPSCOTUS #GOP #judiciary #courts #HarlanCrow #recuse #investigateThomas #ImpeachThomas
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.
George Santos Missed the Deadline to Reveal His Finances. Now What?
Justice Thomas and Justice Alito Delay Filing Supreme Court Financial Disclosures https://politicaliq.com/2023/06/08/justice-thomas-and-justice-alito-delay-filing-supreme-court-financial-disclosures/ #ClarenceThomas #Alito #SupremeCourt #ethics #financialdisclosure #HarlanCrow #Senate #Judiciary #politicaliq #news #politics
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas postpones annual financial disclosure amid donor controversy
#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.” https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/politics/supreme-court-clarence-thom #SCOTUS #corruption #FinancialDisclosure #ethics #EthicsReform
#ChiefJustice John G. #Roberts Jr. told Senate leaders Tuesday he would “respectfully #decline” to testify at a #Senatehearing focused on the #SupremeCourt, offering instead a statement signed by all the justices in which they “reaffirm and restate foundational ethics principles and practices” to which they abide." #ethical #conduct #ConflictofInterest #FinancialDisclosure #legalresearch #courts #disclosure #partisanship https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/25/supreme-court-roberts-durbin-ethics-thomas/
Quid Pro Crow
Clarence Thomas’ position toward disclosure is actually clarified by his jurisprudence.
BY Dahlia Lithwick & Mark Joseph Stern for Slate
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/clarence-thomas-disclosure-history-jurisprudence.html
@Dahlialith #slate #scotus #harlancrow #clarencethomas #financialdisclosure
US Accounting Watchdog Issues Warning on Crypto Proof-of-Reserve Audits: Investors Urged to Exercise Caution
https://news.bitcoin.com/us-accounting-watchdog-issues-warning-on-crypto-proof-of-reserve-audits-investors-urged-to-exercise-caution/
#financialaccountability #financialdisclosure #FinancialRegulation #accountingwatchdog #financialoversight #financialreporting #financialstability #investorprotection #assetverification #stablecoinissuers #lackofuniformity #serviceproviders #caution
