Senate Democrats find many ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices

A 20-month investigation by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee found that Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report jet and yacht trips.

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Supreme Court justices have regularly failed to identify conflicts of interest that require their recusal and have accepted lavish gifts without reporting them, including previously undisclosed jet and yacht travel by Clarence Thomas, according to Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. A report released Saturday after a 20-month investigation concludes that Thomas has accepted millions of dollars in gifts during his three decades on the court, including a newly discovered flight to Saranac, New York, and a yacht trip to New York City sponsored by Texas billionaire Harlan Crow in 2021..