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Federal courts won’t refer Clarence Thomas for DOJ investigation

By Amy Howe on Jan. 3 at 11:45 a.m.

The national policymaking body for the federal courts turned down a request on Thursday to refer complaints that Justice Clarence Thomas violated ethics laws to the Department of Justice. Democratic lawmakers had asked that Thomas’s failure to disclose gifts and luxury travel be investigated by the attorney general.

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The secretary of the Judicial Conference indicated that Thomas had addressed several of the lawmakers’ concerns when he filed amended financial disclosure forms. (Preston Keres via Flickr)

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Parties file final briefs before Supreme Court hears TikTok case

By Amy Howe on Jan. 3 at 7:55 p.m.

The Biden administration, TikTok, and a group of creators on the app filed reply briefs on Friday, making their final arguments before the justices hear oral arguments in the dispute on Jan. 10. The government asks the justices to uphold a law that would shut down the app in the United States unless the Chinese parent company can sell off TikTok’s U.S. sector by Jan. 19.

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In year-end report, chief justice defends judiciary’s independence

By Amy Howe on Dec. 31 at 6:16 p.m.

After a year in which the court issued its landmark ruling on presidential immunity, reporting revealed controversial flags had flown at Justice Samuel Alito’s homes, and a Senate ethics inquiry found more gift trips that Justice Clarence Thomas had failed to disclose, the chief justice focused his annual New Year’s Eve report on four threats to the independence of the judiciary – including disinformation from abroad.

IN MEMORIAM

William Hennessy, Jr., prolific courtroom sketch artist, dies at 67

By Amy Howe on Dec. 11 at 5:16 p.m.

Hennessy, a classically trained artist who sketched oral arguments at the Supreme Court and legal proceedings around the country for decades, died on Dec. 10. He was 67. Bill was an invaluable contributor to SCOTUSblog from 2022-2024, and we are saddened to learn of his death.

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The morning read for Friday, Jan. 3

By Ellena Erskine on Jan 03, 2025 at 10:57 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

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The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 2

By Ellena Erskine on Jan 02, 2025 at 9:38 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

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Biden asks justices to allow enforcement of anti-money-laundering law

By Amy Howe on Jan 01, 2025 at 4:33 pm

The Biden administration came to the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon, asking the justices to let it enforce an anti-money-laundering law while the government appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and, if necessary, the Supreme Court. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that an order by a federal judge barring the government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act “impedes efforts to prevent financial crime and protect national security” and “undermines the United States’ ability to press other countries to improve their own anti-money laundering regimes.”

More broadly, Prelogar suggested that the justices could weigh in on the propriety of so-called “universal injunctions” – orders barring the government from enforcing the law anywhere in the country. Some of the court’s conservative justices – Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh – have indicated in the past that the Supreme Court should address whether such injunctions are proper.

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The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 31

By Ellena Erskine on Dec 31, 2024 at 11:28 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

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The morning read for Monday, Dec. 30

By Ellena Erskine on Dec 30, 2024 at 11:43 am

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read:

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