Clarence Thomas

At the oral arguments in the mifepristone case, a majority of justices appeared skeptical about the legal standing of a Christian doctors’ association to sue the Food and Drug Administration

Justices are debating how to establish criteria on freedom of expression on platforms, warning that any doctrine on the matter contains ‘landmines’

The justices will hear appeals from the Biden administration and the maker of the drug mifepristone to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off access to the drug

The policy, agreed to by all nine justices, does not appear to impose any significant new requirements and leaves compliance entirely to each justice

The court’s decision in the new case could have widespread ripple effects, including in the high-profile prosecution of Hunter Biden

Crow has been a benefactor of Justice Clarence Thomas for more than two decades. Leo, who worked with Trump to move the court to the right, paid a trip for Justice Samuel Alito

The report comes amid a heightened focus on ethics at the Supreme Court, stemming from a series of reports revealing that Thomas has for years received undisclosed expensive gifts, including international travel, from Harlan Crow

The ethics legislation has little chance of passing the Senate or the Republican-controlled House of Representatives

The committee’s legislation would impose new standards for transparency around recusals, gifts and potential conflicts of interest

Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson lashed out at one another over the best way to end historical discrimination of minorities

Controversy over gifts received by Justice Clarence Thomas from a Republican donor puts the spotlight on who controls the untouchable members of the nation’s highest court and opens a debate on its reform

For more than 20 years, the judge did not declare luxury trips that he received from a powerful Republican donor

Each justice typically writes at least one opinion from the seven separate two-week arguments sessions the court holds from early October to late April

Thomas, the court’s longest-serving justice and staunchest conservative, has been skeptical of other Biden administration initiatives

Conservative Supreme Court justices are leaning towards removing checks and balances on state legislatures in drawing up electoral rules and maps

The Mormon Church – in a radical change of position – now supports the law to codify the right, which has helped the legislative initiative gather crucial votes