Clarence Thomas won’t face Justice Department referral over ethics

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Clarence Thomas won’t face Justice Department referral over ethics

By Kaelan Deese
January 2, 2025 8:37 pm

The federal judicial policymaking body smacked down a request by Democratic lawmakers to refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the Department of Justice over allegations he failed to disclose gifts and travel provided by a wealthy benefactor.

In a trio of letters made public on Thursday, Robert J. Conrad Jr., the secretary to the U.S. Judicial Conference, told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) that the body would not act on their referral request. The lawmakers initially sought a Biden DOJ investigation back in April 2023 after ProPublica released a series of stories raising ethical concerns about the luxury travel gifts Thomas received from his friend, real estate mogul Harlan Crow.

“The Judicial Conference does not superintend the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States,” Conrad wrote in response to their request to have Thomas referred to Attorney General Merrick Garland, adding that the justices have voluntarily agreed to comply with financial reporting requirements applicable to other federal judges.

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Or in other words, no authority or jurisdiction over the Supreme Court.  It's a co-equal branch of government with the justices sitting at the top.

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