JUSTICE THOMAS’ CORRUPTION SHOWS URGENCY FOR CONGRESS TO PASS SUPREME COURT CODE OF ETHICS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
APRIL 6, 2023

PRESS CONTACT:
Monica Garcia, [email protected]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Brett Edkins, Managing Director of Policy and Political Affairs for Stand Up America, issued the following statement after a ProPublica investigation revealed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury vacations from a billionaire Republican donor for over two decades:

“Justice Thomas accepted and failed to disclose lavish vacations gifted to him by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in a shameless abuse of power and an affront to the American people. Sadly, these actions are part of a pattern of corruption that betrays Thomas’ deep-seated contempt for the rule of law. No one is above the law–not even Supreme Court justices. 

“Our highest court must be held to a higher ethical standard. Congress has a constitutional duty to act quickly by passing a Supreme Court code of ethics and investigating the full extent of Justice Thomas’ wrongdoing.”  

To speak with a Stand Up America representative about our work on Supreme Court reform, please don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected].

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