United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — a conservative judge on the nine-member bench that makes up the highest court in the country — has failed to disclose years of luxury trips he received from a donor, according to a report by ProPublica.
The omissions appear to violate a financial disclosure law that requires justices — as well as federal judges, members of Congress and other officials — to disclose most gifts, the nonprofit news organisation said on Thursday.
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The report also raised questions about the sway outside influences might have over the Supreme Court, which is the final arbiter of US law. Its decisions have wide-ranging effects on the lives of US residents.
Citing documents and interviews, ProPublica found that Thomas took regular rides on Republican megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet and 162-foot (50-metre) yacht.
None of those trips were reported in Clarence’s annual financial disclosures, according to the news outlet.
Thomas did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment. However, in a statement, Crow said that he and his wife have “been friends with Justice Thomas and his wife [Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas] since 1996”.
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