Stephen MilesMay 5, 2023
Max Kennerly
Cartoonish levels of corruption. One nice thing is that, while Justice Thomas continues to obliterate the Supreme Court's legitimacy, he's also dragging down an entire generation of conservative law professors who are obliged to defend all this.
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-school-tuition-scotus
Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition.

Crow paid for private school for a relative Thomas said he was raising “as a son.” “This is way outside the norm,” said a former White House ethics lawyer.

ProPublica
May 4, 2023 at 1:17pmWeb
Show threadG SircMay 4, 2023
@maxkennerly Thank you, Mr. Kennerly! Noting whatever up-sides there are in this murky ooze is very much appreciated!
Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 47May 4, 2023
@maxkennerly You've got to wonder why more right-wing lawyers aren't paralyzed from the contortions they're forced to twist themselves into to justify shit like this.
Show threadcostrikeMay 4, 2023
@maxkennerly pardon me if I fail to see the problem
Show threada*lfonso adriasol&May 4, 2023
@maxkennerly Scalia paved the way, conservative law makers are going to play surprised now? Shall we forget Gorsuch Roberts and Kavanaugh?
Show threadStumpy The MuttMay 4, 2023
@maxkennerly it always boils down to "he may be a corrupt sociopath, but he's OUR corrupt sociopath."
Show threadEarthlingMay 4, 2023
@maxkennerly More great work from ProPublica uncovering Crow’s payment for the tuition of Clarence Thomas’s legal guardian at not one but TWO private schools. Between 2002 when a similar payment $6k was reported and 2008 when the approx $100k was ignored, Thomas lost what little regard for ethics he had. And we would not know this this unless someone came forward to PP. I hope this leads more people to contact them with info on dark money, because lord knows there’s a lot of it.
Show threadDan SugalskiMay 4, 2023
@maxkennerly I'm not sure how dragging down a cadre of law professors supporting Thomas' particular brand of delusional constitutional law interpretation is bad.
Show threadPeter ButlerMay 4, 2023
@wordshaper @maxkennerly he did say it was a “nice thing” 🤷🏼
Show threadDan SugalskiMay 4, 2023

@peterbutler @maxkennerly Ah, fair, I misunderstood.

Maybe between Deeply Corrupt Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Deeply Corrupt Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Deeply Corrupt Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Deeply Corrupt Chief Justice John Roberts we'll... probably do nothing, but at least we can wishcast about supreme court ethics standards that are actually ethical.

Also wonder how Barret and Alito are corrupt, since it seems odd they'd not be indulging when the other four are.

Show threadNicole ParsonsMay 4, 2023

@maxkennerly

@ProPublica does some of the best "Follow the Money" stories.

@RollingStone as well.

Keep at it.

There's a level of public corruption that remains uncharted.

The Republican billionaire donors funding a seditious conspiracy.

Show threadcui bono, baby.May 4, 2023
@maxkennerly Two birds with one stone as far as I'm concerned.
Show threadGATEKEEPERMay 4, 2023
@maxkennerly
The law requires full discloser of gifts for a reason, So we know you're not on the take.
#ThomasStepDown
Show threadShar_sharMay 4, 2023
@maxkennerly
They are obliged to do squat. The law like the country and ethics and honor come before subservience to political attachments. Just saying... and this is only an opinion.
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Let all the poison that lurks in the mud, hatch out.
Show threadSearingTruthMay 4, 2023

@maxkennerly

"It has been my experience that those most concerned with the morality of others adhere to a lesser morality within themselves."
SearingTruth

Show threadHammer ArmadaMay 5, 2023
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