Topline The Supreme Court has been actively discussing adopting a code of conduct for at least four years but so far can’t agree on how to do it—and it’s unclear when they will—the Washington Post rep...
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Last-Minute Addition To Sweeping Defense Bill Will Shield Judges’ Families’ Information — Including Ginni Thomas’ Activism
Topline The House is set to pass a new set of protections for federal judges’ families Thursday that were added at the last-minute to the sweeping defense bill, including shielding the public from kno...
Bipartisan Senate Group Says It Has The Votes To Codify Same-Sex And Interracial Marriage
Topline A bipartisan group of Senators says it has enough votes to codify into law the rights to same sex and interracial marriage after many became worried about the protection of the right to marria...
Trump’s Lawyers Reportedly Wanted Clarence Thomas To Help Overturn 2020 Election, Emails Show
Topline Trump’s legal team wanted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to rule on their lawsuits challenging the 2020 election because they believed he would be their “only chance” at a ruling that c...
Clarence Thomas Halts Order For Lindsey Graham To Testify In Georgia Election Case—For Now
Topline Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily halted a lower court ruling requiring Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to testify in a Georgia grand jury investigation into the 2020 el...
With Just Five Words, Congress Can Rein In IRS And Other Federal Agents
Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS will receive a staggering $45.6 billion to bolster “tax enforcement.” That means substantially more manpower for criminal prosecutions, civil judgments, and ...
Ginni Thomas—Wife Of Supreme Court Justice—Reportedly Pressured Wisconsin Lawmakers To Overturn 2020 Election
Topline Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, emailed lawmakers in Wisconsin urging them to challenge the state’s 2020 presidential election results, the W...
New Political PAC Launches To Take Down Anti-LGBTQ Candidates
Topline A new political group, called Agenda PAC, will aim to take down anti-LGBTQ candidates in upcoming midterm races, according to the political strategists and Democratic lawmakers behind the orga...
The Supreme Court’s Reliance On “historical Analysis” To End Abortion Rights And Curb Gun Control This Term Could Overturn Other Landmark Precedents, Perhaps Even Brown V. Board
Heading into oral arguments in Brown v. Board, Thurgood Marshall, the civil rights icon arguing for the integration of southern schools, feared the legislative history surrounding the case. Though he ...
Ginni Thomas Won’t Testify to Jan. 6 Committee, Lawyer Says — Here’s What We Know About Her Efforts To Overturn The Election
Topline Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will not testify to the House January 6 Committee as of now, her lawyer told the committee in a letter Tuesda...
Medical Journals And Professional Groups Condemn Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe
Topline Major medical journals and professional societies — including those for pediatricians and gynecological and obstetric doctors — condemned the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the nat...
Ginni Thomas Will Testify to Jan. 6 Committee — Here’s What We Know About Her Efforts To Overturn The Election
Topline Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will testify to the House January 6 Committee, she told the Daily Caller Thursday after chair Rep. Bennie Tho...
Ginni Thomas Urged 29 Arizona Lawmakers To Overturn Election Results—Dozens More Than Previously Known, Report Says
Topline Right-wing activist Ginni Thomas, the wife of conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent email messages to at least 29 Republican Arizona lawmakers in late 2020, pressing them to...
Ginni Thomas Reportedly Urged Arizona Lawmakers To Ignore Biden’s Victory And Adopt ‘Clean Slate Of Electors’
Topline Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressured two Arizona lawmakers in emails to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state in the 2020 presidential election by ask...
Pelosi Calls Ginni Thomas A ‘Proud Contributor To A Coup’ — Pushes For Supreme Court Code Of Ethics
Topline House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stopped short Thursday of joining other Democratic House members who have called for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign, but she said his wif...
Justice Clarence Thomas Discharged From Hospital, Supreme Court Says
Topline Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been discharged from the hospital after a week-long stay, the court said Friday, ending days of speculation about the 73-year-old’s health after the c...
Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Says She’ll Recuse From Harvard Affirmative Action Case
Topline Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Wednesday she’ll recuse herself from an upcoming case challenging Harvard University’s affirmative action policy if she’s confirmed to th...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized With ‘Flu-Like Symptoms’
Topline After experiencing flu-like symptoms, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, 73, was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. Friday, where he was diagnosed with an infect...