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Justices SHIELD SPOUSES’ work from potential conflict of interest disclosures
#GinniThomas #JaneRoberts and #JesseBarrett’s clients remain a mystery, fanning fears of outside influences.
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#GinniThomas #JaneRoberts and #JesseBarrett’s clients remain a mystery, fanning fears of outside influences.
#MOG
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#GinniThomas has gotten significant attention for operating a consulting business that reportedly includes conservative activist groups with interest in Supreme Court decisions as clients. Her husband, Justice #ClarenceThomas, has chosen not to reveal any of his wife’s clients
Indiana firm #SouthBankLegal opened its first-ever Washington office
The head of the office, #JesseBarrett, is the justice’s husband, whose work is described by the firm as “white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation.”
The head of the office, #JesseBarrett, is the justice’s husband, whose work is described by the firm as “white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation.”
The death of democracy. A THREAD.
On January 21st, 2010, the landmark Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission case was decided by the Supreme Court, overturning a lower court decision, granting first amendment protections to special interests and corporations...
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On January 21st, 2010, the landmark Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission case was decided by the Supreme Court, overturning a lower court decision, granting first amendment protections to special interests and corporations...
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....in the form of virtually unlimited campaign donations, and clearing the path for an American oligarchy.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote at the time, in support of the decision, "there is a difference between judicial restraint and judicial abdication."
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Chief Justice John Roberts wrote at the time, in support of the decision, "there is a difference between judicial restraint and judicial abdication."
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Ten years and ten days later, the same Federal Election Commission that was the loser a decade ago is hobbled by intentional neglect at the hands of Trump and McConnell, unable to attain a quorum... Unable to investigate, litigate, regulate or castigate.
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1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4024-T: Chief Justice Roberts reacts to his reading of Senator Warren's question (VIDEO, PHOTOS) • #BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #ElizabethWarren #JohnRoberts #Nonverbal
2/ Chief Justice John Roberts had a pronounced nonverbal reaction after he read aloud Senator Elizabeth Warren's question. What follows is an analysis of that moment.
3/ Beginning at 0:31, Chief Justice Roberts says, "The question from Senator Warren is for the House Managers, 'At a time when large majorities of Americans have lost faith in government, does the fact that the Chief Justice is presiding over an impeachment Trial in which ...'
