Clarence Thomas' Salary Complaints Raise Resignation Concerns

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas complained about his salary to a Republican lawmaker in 2000, expressing frustration with his financial standing and suggesting that one or more justices might resign if they didn't receive a raise, according to a ProPublica report. Thomas, who was in significant debt at the time, had also discussed removing a ban on justices giving paid speeches. The report also revealed that Thomas accepted numerous gifts and financial support from wealthy friends without disclosing them, including luxury vacations and tuition payments. Democratic lawmakers have called for ethics reform for the Supreme Court, while conservatives and Justice Samuel Alito have criticized the reports as unfair attacks on Thomas.