Justice Clarence Thomas may finally face an actual investigation. (via Deadline: Legal Blog)
The Senate Judiciary Committee has also said, after the initial ProPublica report, that it’s going to hold hearings. Yetthat he thought the hearings would focus on the broader issue of Supreme Court ethics reform, rather than on Thomas himself. Perhaps the latest report will cause the committee to add Thomas to the agenda — and to the witness list.
Does ProPublica's report detail the full extent of gifts that Crow gave you over the years? If not, what are the others? You said in a statement that you “sought guidance from my colleagues and others in the judiciary, and was advised that this sort of personal hospitality ... was not reportable.
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