The Honorable Jerrold Nadler
Chairman
U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC 20515

Dear Chairman Nadler:

We, the undersigned organizations, write to thank you for scheduling today’s hearing on “Undue Influence: Operation Higher Court and Politicking at SCOTUS” and for your continued commitment to bringing transparency and accountability to the Supreme Court of the Supreme States. We also urge the House to pursue a legislative response to the justices’ multiple ethical lapses by passing the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022 (“SCERT Act”), H.R. 7647, which your Committee reported in May. In just the past month, two more incidents have been reported that make crystal clear the urgent need for Supreme Court ethics reform and this important legislation.

First, as your hearing will further explore, reporting from the New York Times reveals that Justice Samuel Alito may have divulged confidential information about a pending case to wealthy donors of Faith and Action, a conservative non-profit organization with a vested interest in the outcome of the case. Faith and Action was then able to use the advance notice to prepare a public relations response to the decision and cultivate a new prospective donor. More significantly, the dinner between Justice Alito and the donors was apparently part of Faith and Action’s broader effort to persuade justices to adopt more conservative positions in their legal opinions....

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