Hirschl, Ran, The Global Expansion of Judicial Power (March 1, 2023). Oxford Handbook of Comparative Judicial Behavior (Lee Epstein, Gunnar Grendstad, Urška Šadl, and Keren Weinshall, eds., Oxford University Press, 2023), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4373693 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4373693 “The global expansion of judicial power is one of the most significant developments in late-20th and early-21st century… Continue Reading
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Ethics Complaints Justice Thomas Referred To Top Judicial Panel
HuffPo: “Complaints about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have been referred to a federal panel that oversees the nation’s financial disclosure laws, a top judicial official said Tuesday. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) last week called on the body overseeing the federal judiciary to refer Thomas for investigation amid a series… Continue Reading
Model Code of Conduct for U.S. Supreme Court Justices
POGO: “Members of the United States Supreme Court are among the most powerful government officials in the country. These nine individuals — who hold their positions for life — can overturn an act of Congress. Their opinions can reshape the American economy. Their decision-making can expand or restrict the rights of all Americans. The power… Continue Reading
POGO Calls for DOJ to Investigate Clarence Thomas, Seek Civil Penalties
“On behalf of the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), we write to urge the Department of Justice to investigate the recently reported decades-long failure of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to disclose his receipt of gifts potentially worth millions of dollars. Unless the investigation reveals that the facts differ radically from what has been reported,… Continue Reading
Financial Disclosure and the Supreme Court
CRS Legal Sidebar: April 14, 2023: ” The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (EIGA) established financial disclosure reporting requirements for many high-level government officials and employees, including the Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justices must file publicly available financial disclosure statements that report… Continue Reading
Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Property From Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn’t Disclose the Deal.
ProPublica – “The transaction is the first known instance of money flowing from Crow to the Supreme Court justice. The sale netted the GOP megadonor two vacant lots and the house where Thomas’ mother was living. The purchase put Crow in an unusual position: He now owned the house where the justice’s elderly mother was… Continue Reading
Gerald Ford tried to impeach a Supreme Court justice and failed
Washington Post: “A member of Congress called for the impeachment of a sitting Supreme Court justice, complaining that the justice had supported the idea that violence and rebellion against the government may be justified under some circumstances. The member noted that the code of ethics for federal judicial officers, which included the concept of recusal… Continue Reading
The Ruling That Threatens the Future of Libraries
The Atlantic – Knowledge is too precious to be abandoned to the whims of the profit motive. “By collecting and digitizing such a huge collection of works and lending them out online, the Internet Archive is making an incredible social contribution. The way the nonprofit manages that archive, however, has earned the wrath of book… Continue Reading
ReproductiveRights.gov
ReproductiveRights,gov: Update on Medication Abortion – “While the April 7, 2023, Texas district court’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA threatens access to mifepristone, it is important to know that medication abortion continues to be approved and available for the time being. The Biden-Harris Administration will vigorously fight to protect access to critical… Continue Reading
Clarence Thomas Defends Undisclosed “Family Trips” With GOP Megadonor. Here Are the Facts.
Follow up to ProPublica April 5, 2023 report – Clarence Thomas and the Billlionare – “In response to [the] ProPublica report, Thomas explained why he did not disclose lavish travel provided by billionaire Harlan Crow. But legal experts maintain the justice was required to make these disclosures….“Early in my tenure at the Court, I sought… Continue Reading
Facial recognition is helping Putin curb dissent with the aid of US tech
“…It’s no secret that the Russian government uses facial recognition to keep an eye on citizens. In 2017, the city of Moscow announced the launch of one of the world’s largest facial recognition video surveillance networks. In a news release at the time, Moscow’s Department of Information Technologies said 160,000 cameras across the city –… Continue Reading
What is misoprostol? Crucial questions about the other abortion drug
Vox – A Texas judge’s ruling could take mifepristone off the market. An alternative, however, exists. “In a move that could further curtail Americans’ already limited reproductive options, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication that has been used in the US for more… Continue Reading
