“Justice Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips, Democrats Say; The revelation was included in a report by Democratic staff members on the Senate Judiciary Committee who had conducted a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.
Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Senate Democrats find many ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices; A Judiciary Committee investigation in which Republicans did not participate identified jet and yacht trips not reported by Justice Clarence Thomas.”
Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court’s ‘ethical crisis’ as investigation concludes; With Republicans about to take control of the Senate, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee issued a report detailing alleged ethical lapses by justices.”
John Fritze of CNN reports that “Durbin uses new report to accuse Justices Thomas and Alito of violating disclosure laws.”
And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Senate Democrats render a verdict on Supreme Court ethics; Sen. Dick Durbin says justices have lost the trust of American people by failing to disclose gifts and other ethical lapses.”
You can access the report via this link.
“James Ho, the 5th Circuit originalist tipped as the heir to Clarence Thomas”: Kaelan Deese of Washington Examiner recently had this report.
“After the House Delayed a Bill to Add Judges, a Biden Veto Looms; The Senate backed a bipartisan bill to add dozens of judges, but the House held off on voting until after Election Day; Now, Donald Trump would be assured at least 22 picks”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.
“In Late Push, Senate Democrats Narrowly Top Trump on Judicial Confirmations; With the vote, the Senate approved its 235th lifetime judge of President Biden’s tenure, besting his predecessor by a single judgeship”: Carl Hulse of The New York Times has this report.
Tobi Raji of The Washington Post reports that “Senate confirms 2 Biden judicial nominees, boosting total over Trump; President Joe Biden’s diverse cohort of judges includes more women, minorities and LGBTQ+ individuals than any other U.S. president.”
Sahil Kapur of NBC News reports that “Senate confirms Biden’s 235th judge, beating Trump’s record; It’s an important milestone for Joe Biden as he tops his predecessor Donald Trump’s total number of judicial nominees confirmed before handing the White House back over to him.”
And Anthony Adragna of Politico reports that “Dems fight to Trump-proof the federal judiciary; They just topped the mark for confirmations set under Trump’s first term, but Senate Democrats are fighting to avoid Trump putting more of a stamp on the judiciary in his second.”
“Biden Leaves Office With Mixed Legacy for the Federal Courts”: David Lat has this new installment of his “Exclusive Jurisdiction” column online at Bloomberg Law.
“Case closed (but watch for remand!)”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this final post.
“Judge denies GOP candidate’s request to block NC Supreme Court election certification”: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.
The Carolina Journal reports that “Federal judge denies temporary restraining order in NC Supreme Court ballot dispute.”
And Rusty Jacobs of WUNC reports that “Federal judge denies request for temporary restraining order in disputed NC Supreme Court race.”