US Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas enjoyed array of luxury perks, report says
By Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been treated to far more luxury vacations and
2023-08-10 21:46
The broadest look yet at Clarence Thomas' luxury travel bankrolled by wealthy friends reveals private jet and helicopter rides and VIP sporting event tickets
The list of gifts and hospitality Justice Clarence Thomas has received from wealthy friends is more extensive than previously known, according to a new ProPublica report.
2023-08-10 17:53
Family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in a Georgia jail, reaches $4 million settlement with county
The family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in September while incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, has reached a $4 million settlement with the county, said Preston Thompson, chief of staff for Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett.
2023-08-03 09:27
Rhodes: First flights taking NI tourists from wildfires due later
EasyJet and Jet2 flights carrying passengers from areas affected by wildfires will touch down tonight.
2023-07-25 17:16
Rhodes fires: Planes sent to collect stranded Britons
Holiday firms are operating flights from the Greek island to help those evacuated after wildfires.
2023-07-24 12:15
Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other in unusually sharp language in affirmative action case
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices against each other.
2023-06-30 01:19
Federal judge defends Clarence Thomas in new book, rejects 'pot shots' at Supreme Court
A federal appeals court judge previously on short lists for the Supreme Court is taking the rare step to broadly and publicly reject allegations that Justice Clarence Thomas has been improperly influenced by lavish gifts provided by a conservative billionaire, dismissing "pot shots" at the Supreme Court in general.
2023-06-25 20:23
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is censured by North Carolina GOP delegates at convention
The North Carolina Republican Party voted to formally censure Sen. Thom Tillis at the party's annual convention in Greensboro on Saturday, with at least one delegate citing Tillis' support for LGBTQ+ rights and immigration reform for the decision.
2023-06-11 12:58
Clarence Thomas gets extension to file financial disclosures amid scrutiny of relationship with GOP megadonor
Justice Clarence Thomas didn't release his financial disclosure forms Wednesday when the majority of his Supreme Court colleagues did so, further blocking transparency amid a torrent of criticism over his failure to disclose years of lavish trips and a private real estate transaction with a GOP megadonor.
2023-06-08 01:20
Ron DeSantis is drawing from the Trump Supreme Court playbook
When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared for the first time before the Florida Federalist Society in January 2020, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared to a large banquet audience on the Disney World grounds: "I do think he is our greatest living justice."
2023-06-06 17:15
Lawyer for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow offers to meet with Senate Judiciary staff
A lawyer for Harlan Crow, the GOP megadonor who provided luxury travel and engaged in private real estate deals with Clarence Thomas, has offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff to discuss its questions regarding the interactions between his client and the Supreme Court justice.
2023-06-06 10:55
Man's death at a Georgia county jail was a homicide caused by neglect, independent medical review commissioned by attorneys says
Lashawn Thompson, who died inside a Georgia county jail last year, had been living in conditions akin to a "torture chamber" before ultimately dying of complications stemming from severe neglect to his mental and physical health, according to the man's family attorneys and an independent medical review.
2023-05-23 06:53