SCOTUS justices went on cushy teaching trips to Italy, Iceland, and the UK funded by a conservative law school: NYT
Kieran Corcoran May 1, 2023, 11:35 AM EDT
• George Mason University funded a series of plush trips for Supreme Court justices in recent years.
• A legal-ethics expert told The New York Times that the trips were concerning.
• The financial affairs of SCOTUS justices have been under deep scrutiny in recent weeks.
Justices on the Supreme Court benefitted from lavish teaching trips funded by the conservative Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, The New York Times reported.
Per The Times, the law school sent justices on trips to European tourist spots as part of teaching programs.
The revelations add to the scrutiny of the financial affairs of the highest court. Leading that conversation have been favors received by Clarence Thomas by the billionaire Harlan Crow, as well as reporting from Insider that the wife of Chief Justice...
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