Clarence Thomas

Amy Coney Barrett Wants Her Cake And To Enact Sweeping Constitutional Rewrites Too

Also, how to create a culture that welcomes Biglaw vacations.

Democrats Unimpressed With Clarence Thomas’s Feeble Attempt At Transparency

The senator does not hold back.

Morning Docket: 09.01.23

* Clarence Thomas brings on Elliot Berke to represent him in his ethical quagmire, marking the first sign Thomas is starting to take his scandals seriously. [Bloomberg Law News] * Mitch McConnell froze again. Cornell Law professor Michael Dorf examines the constitutional gaps for dealing with the issue. [Dorf on Law] * DOJ moves to stop upcoming Titanic expedition because... obviously. [CNN] * Lawyer tried to sub in a fake client during an arraignment. Gotta admit, that's a new one! [ABA Journal] * Judge in Sam Bankman-Fried case wants all postponement requests filed immediately because he's tired of vague claims about what might happen in the future based on nothing, which if you think about it is how this case got here in the first place. [Fortune] * Not a great week for the Proud Boys. [Reuters]

Judge Gets In Trouble For Name Calling Over A Parked Car. Now Let’s Talk About SCOTUS.

The bar is so low for everyone who isn't at the top.

Clarence Thomas’s New Financial Disclosures Are Better Than In The Past, But Not Where They Need To Be

Come on man, do better.

Clarence Thomas Clerks Defend Boss With Worst Letter This Side Of Your Middle School Poetry

Put aside the substance, this letter is just hilariously bad.

Well, The Jerk Store Called…

And they're running out of a bunch of lawyers.

Clarence Thomas Has More Billionaire Friends That Lavish Him With Expensive Gifts Than We Previously Thought

And he's disclosed none of it!

Morning Docket: 08.10.23

* Another day, another several hundred grand worth of unethical and undisclosed gifts for Clarence Thomas. [ProPublica] * ABA encouraging law firms to redouble efforts to expand diversity... before the Supreme Court makes it illegal. [Bloomberg Law News] * Lawsuit alleges private attorney took on upwards of 600 indigent client criminal cases, collecting huge sums from the city, and then not doing any work. That's not totally true... the lawsuit alleges that the lawyer was quite diligent about filing motions for fees. [ABA Journal] * Treasury announcing regulations to curb money laundering through real estate. Maybe Manhattan will be affordable again in 15 years! [Reuters] * A Wisconsin police department refuses to divulge the name of officers who shoot people citing victim's rights laws and arguing that if they shot someone they must have felt threatened and therefore are the real victims. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel] * Don't use AI to write your firm's web content reports the department of obvious things. [Search Engine Journal] * Ninth Circuit says text spam is not covered by the TCPA. Great! Just in time for generative AI to remove almost every entry barrier to mass text spamming. [Law360]

Clarence Thomas RV Financed By Rich Health Care Executive In Least Shocking Development Ever

Clarence Thomas uses his RV to bolster his everyman status. As long as 'every man' has a buddy willing to personally finance it.

Gunners Gonna Gun — Even On Their Wedding Day

Sure, you may be proud of your class rank but this is a bridge too far.

Clarence Thomas Has Been Getting Financed Since Before He Joined The Court

Not that anyone thought he was a grass roots appointee to begin with.

Morning Docket: 07.18.23

* Harlan Crow got a tax break for designating his superyacht as a profit-seeking venture. Though it seems like its voyages were limited to shuttling around his buddies like BFF Clarence Thomas. [Pro Publica] * California Supreme Court rules that U.S. Supreme Court can't boss it around. [SF Chronicle] * Trump's legal team heads to Judge Cannon's courtroom today to give us another peak at how wacky this case will be. [Reuters] * AI is often touted for access to justice, but without care it might make things worse. [Financial Times] * USC Law appoints first Black dean. [Law.com] * College athletes can earn money now, which means they can be scammed now. [Bloomberg Law News] * Criminal division of the Department of Justice losing its boss to private practice. [Law360]

Federal Judge Absolutely NAILS Supreme Court’s Ethics Dumpster Fire

If you read one thing about the Supreme Court all day, read this. Or actually read the article this is piece is about. You know what? Read two things.

Maybe The Guardian Should Leave The Clarence Thomas Exposés To Pro Publica

Better luck next time. We're like two weeks off another Clarence Thomas scandal at most.