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politics2 years ago

The Controversial Gifts and Payments Surrounding Clarence Thomas

Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo urged GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to arrange a payment of $25,000 to Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in January 2012. Leo emphasized that there be "no mention of Ginni" Thomas in the paperwork. The payment was made through Conway's Polling Company to the Judicial Education Project, which later submitted an amicus brief in a case before the Supreme Court. Leo said that Thomas's work in this case "did not involve anything" related to the Supreme Court's business. Justice Thomas has recently come under intense scrutiny following several reports about his relationship with GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.

via The Hill|
#clarence-thomas#judicial-education-project#kellyanne-conway
politics2 years ago

The Controversial Gifts and Income of Clarence and Ginny Thomas

Conservative activist and lawyer Leonard Leo helped Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, secure nearly $100,000 in consulting work in 2012, while ensuring her name was kept off the financial paperwork. The nonprofit that was billed filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in a key voting rights case that same year. This latest scandal comes amid a flood of judicial misconduct allegations against Thomas in recent weeks, including allegations of selling his childhood home to a GOP mega-donor without disclosing the sale and accepting decades of expensive and undisclosed vacations.

via Business Insider|
#ethics#ginni-thomas#judicial-education-project
politics2 years ago

The Controversial Connections of Clarence Thomas.

Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, to be paid tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work by a nonprofit group he advises, specifying that her name be left off billing paperwork. Leo, a key figure in a network of nonprofits that has worked to support the nominations of conservative judges, told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill the Judicial Education Project and use that money to pay Ginni Thomas. The arrangement reveals that Leo has functioned not only as an ideological ally of Clarence Thomas's but also has worked to provide financial remuneration to his family.

via The Washington Post|
#clarence-thomas#ethics#judicial-education-project