https://newrepublic.com/article/173228/supreme-court-corrupt-its-conservative

Let’s call the #SupremeCourt what it is: an openly #corrupt institution whose #rightwing members are destroying its reputation because they simply do not care how the broader #public sees them.

#PurchasedJustice #PlantationCourt #extremist_group #TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence #corruptscotus

The Supreme Court Is Corrupt Because It’s Conservative

It isn’t a coincidence. The court is corrupt, both judicially and ethically, because of the extreme ideology six of its justices serve.

The New Republic

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/09/us/clarence-thomas-horatio-alger-association.html?unlocked_article_code=ciAH8EY6kU4CPnsDbtqeaHdYOVsJpDsrFWy0ew-fJ0-AaWC-5yS4WuaKVIZRLGRFsDjz5JglV_1xoMd58fJ3dz8FVAAAxmja2LtExAOXhHBgngn6pnzAcw7WaPBmlX3RKudecBrHm8TlKCT4y8maQibyz0yu74tK1JRTE0JHsC8ytb3G4wTzu5gstmet8iQUu1RIHbSV-VA73ZnEjkn4eKGcm3OKkx5OZJmrFVOykENFmug0jeUOJQqCH9DXQPW-MAbhst3DJGV1Low-Xm5YIg8562KcgHO06r3uTwB-E40aPP906zydXQ9VfIdu648-GlLMSA6UIl9aGkdjabMQvo9_wjm1CinhzDE3qNs&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Over the years, his Horatio Alger friends have welcomed him at their vacation retreats, arranged V.I.P. access to sporting events and invited him to their lavish parties. In 2004, he joined celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Ed McMahon at a three-day 70th birthday bash in Montana for the industrialist Dennis Washington. Several Horatio Alger friends also helped finance the marketing of a hagiographic documentary about the justice in the wake of an HBO film that had resurfaced Anita Hill’s sexual harassment allegations against him during his confirmation.
#corruptscotus

#PurchasedJustice #PlantationCourt #extremist_group #TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence

The Elite Circle Clarence Thomas Entered That Led to the Supreme Court

The exclusive Horatio Alger Association brought the justice access to wealthy members and unreported V.I.P. treatment. He, in turn, offered another kind of access.

The New York Times

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/leo-alito-court-curruption/

We are apparently expected to believe that Alito knew Paul Singer socially and vacationed with him—but never noticed any of the numerous newspaper articles about the billionaire.

#PurchasedJustice #PlantationCourt #corruptscotus #extremist_group #TaxBillionaires

Matchmaker Leonard Leo Helps Unite Billionaires With Supreme Court Justices

High-court corruption is built on a network of plutocratic coziness.

The Nation

https://www.propublica.org/article/behind-scenes-alito-wall-street-journal-prebuttal-editorial

#Kleptocracy #mouthpiece: Bill Grueskin, professor of #journalism at Columbia, told the Times that the fact that Singer’s #SCOTUSVote “chose The Journal — and that the #editorial page was willing to serve as his loyal #factotum — says a great deal about the relationship between the two parties.”

#PurchasedJustice #PlantationCourt #corruptscotus #extremist_group

Behind the Scenes of Justice Alito’s Unprecedented Wall Street Journal Pre-buttal

The Journal editorial page accused ProPublica of misleading readers in a story that hadn’t yet been published.

ProPublica