[thread] U.S. Supreme Court/SCOTUS, corruption of
* Koch: super secretive, ultra wealthy/conservative, anti-union, climate change denialist, funder of subversive neoliberal think tanks/agendae.
* s dangerous as Leonard Leo
* important unveiling/add. coverage of Koch's influence
#SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #GinniThomas #JudicialMisconduct #SamAlito #JohnRoberts #ChristianRight #CharlesKoch #capitalism #corporations #billionaires #libertarianism #Koch #GOP #CatoInstitute #MercatusCenter #LeonardLeo
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SCOTUS, Clarence Thomas, Charles Koch
Charles Koch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Koch
* American billionaire businessman
* co-owner, chairman, CEO Koch Industries
#SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #CharlesKoch #JudicialMisconduct #DefundBillionaires #DefundCorporations #KochIndustries #neoliberalism #fascism #neofascism #ChristianRight #capitalism #GOP #GOPmenace #ClimateChangeDenial #CatoInstitute #MercatusCenter
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* Charles Koch supports think tanks incl. Institute for Humane Studies, Cato Institute, Ayn Rand Institute, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
* contributes to Republican Party/candidates, libertarian groups
* funder of think tanks that lobby to oppose environmental regulation
#SCOTUS #CharlesKoch #DefundBillionaires #DefundCorporations #KochIndustries #neoliberalism #neofascism #ChristianRight #capitalism #GOP #GOPmenace #ClimateChangeDenial #CatoInstitute #MercatusCenter
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Charles Koch & family: https://www.forbes.com/profile/charles-koch/?list=rtb%2F&sh=621b0ee857d7
Chairman & CEO, Koch Industries; $54.5 billion USD net worth 2023-09-22
"charles koch" AND "supreme court"
"charles koch" AND "jane mayer"
#SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #CharlesKoch #JudicialMisconduct #DefundBillionaires #DefundCorporations #KochIndustries #neoliberalism #fascism #neofascism #ChristianRight #capitalism #GOP #GOPmenace #ClimateChangeDenial #CatoInstitute #MercatusCenter
Addendum 1
Ginni Thomas
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111008078582421197
Clarence & Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power & Supreme Court
https://persagen.com/docs/frontline-2023-05-09-clarence_and_ginni_thomas.html
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111008210066207306
* Clarence/Ginni Thomas dangerous
* Frontline pretty good; necessarily (length) focused on Clarence, less on Ginni.
* as public a figure as Clarence is - as we learned - he was able to hide most of his connections
* Multiply that threat (?) for Ginni: secretive far-right political operative fueled by dark money
As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of their path to power. This investigation from veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team traces how race, power and controversy collide in the rise of the Supreme Court justice and his wife and how the couple has reshaped American law and politics.
Addendum 2
Clarence Thomas: serial beneficiary
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: Other Billionaires Who Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111002636529282491
Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 luxury RV & Anthony Welters
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110837922021447151
Clarence Thomas Sold Republican Billionaires Access to Supreme Court
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110866461065631934
Thomas accepted more gifts f. billionaire benefactors, ProPublica says
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110866481504118524
Addendum 3
Seminal ProPublica bombshell article:
Judicial misconduct: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, billionaire Harlan Crow
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110580597018243738
Above the Law: Supreme Court Rebuff Democrats’ Call for Thomas Probe
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110908441313317762
Justices Clash on Congress’ Power Over Supreme Court Ethics
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110968385691785556
#ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #JudicialMisconduct #HarlanCrow #neofascism #DefundBillionaires #GOP #GOPmenace #MitchMcConnell #CitizensUnited #DarkMoney #LeonardLeo
Addendum 3 cont'd
Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell
The Supreme Court just gutted wetland protections after lobbying by Harlan Crow’s business interests
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110498162127448374
Harlan Crow’s Minions Keeping Your Rent High
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110753096166749366
#ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #JudicialMisconduct #HarlanCrow #neofascism #DefundBillionaires #GOP #GOPmenace #DarkMoney #EcologicalDestruction #Sackett_v_EPA
Addendum 4
New [2023-09-22] ProPublica bombshell report tying Clarence Thomas To Charles Koch.
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus
* Clarence Thomas attended at least 2 Koch donor summits
* in extraordinary position of having helped political network that brought multiple cases before SCOTUS
#ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #JudicialMisconduct #CharlesKoch #KochIndustries #neofascism #DefundBillionaires #GOP #DarkMoney #ClimateChangeDenial
A4 cont'd
Clarence Thomas Corruption Saga Just Got Even Worse
Deep, unethical connections betw. Supreme Court justice & Koch brothers
https://newrepublic.com/post/175709/clarence-thomas-corruption-saga-just-got-even-worse
Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Participation in Koch Network Donor Summit
Supreme Court justice served as fundraising draw for organization that brought cases before court
https://truthout.org/articles/clarence-thomas-failed-to-disclose-participation-in-koch-network-donor-summit
Clarence Thomas Caught Playing Footsies w. Koch Brothers
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/clarence-thomas-koch-brothers-network-ethics
Addendum 5
Stand Up America Calls for Passage of Supreme Court Ethics Legislation
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/stand-up-america-renews-calls-for-passage-of-supreme-court-ethics-legislation-amid-newest-propublica-investigation
Stand Up America statement re: ProPublica investigation into Clarence Thomas, Charles Koch
There are few things in today’s world more predictable than yet another Supreme Court ethics violation.
With Propublica’s latest report on Justice Thomas’s inappropriate relationship with ultra-conservative MAGA donors, it begs the question: when will enough be enough?
Christina Harvey, Executive Director for Stand Up America, issued the following statement after a ProPublica investigation revealed Clarence Thomas secretly participated in Koch Network donor events: “There are few things in today’s world more predictable than yet another Supreme Court ethics violat...
Ginni Thomas Praises Group Working Against U.S. Supreme Court Reform
https://www.propublica.org/article/ginni-thomas-email-scotus-ethics-reform-first-liberty-institute
* First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford: call w. donors
* read supportive email f. Ginni Thomas
* leader of religious-rights group labels SCOTUS Justice Elena Kagan “treasonous” for backing stronger ethics code
#ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #GinniThomas #FarRight #EnablingFascism #conservatism #GOP #FirstLibertyInstitute #KellyShackelford #ChristianRight #theocracy #LeonardLeo
In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas. The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan “treasonous” for backing a stronger ethics code.
Leaked Supreme Court memos reveal John Roberts' role in shielding Trump f. prosecution
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/leaked-memos-reveal-john-roberts-role-in-shielding-from-prosecution
Chief Justice John Roberts 2024-Feb-22 issued memo urging SCOTUS to
1. to take up an appeal f. former President Trump over his immunity claim;
2. rule in favor of granting Trump that immunity
* “I think it likely that we will view the separation of powers analysis differently” from the appeals court
#SCOTUS #JohnRoberts #JudicialMisconduct #Trumpism #EnablingFascism #Trump #GOP
SCOTUS: Chief Justice Roberts tried to protect Samuel Alito as he faced backlash re: flag scandal
https://newrepublic.com/post/186002/leaked-supreme-court-memos-john-roberts-samuel-alito-flag-jan-6
Sam Alito Is A Peevish Self-Absorbed Piece of Work
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110583301638027948
Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before Court
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110580563069842316
Alito refutes report he should have disclosed luxury trip
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110584078398161047
Stealth Attack on Power to Tax
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111054046602719647
SCOTUS: How John Roberts Went Full MAGA
Revealing New York Times article details how chief justice put his thumb on scale for Trump to keep him on the ballot/out of jail
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/how-john-roberts-trump-maga
How Roberts Shaped Trump’s Supreme Court Winning Streak
Behind the scenes, the chief justice molded 3 momentous Jan. 6 & election cases that helped determine Trump's fate
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/us/justice-roberts-trump-supreme-court.html
#SCOTUS #JohnRoberts #JudicialMisconduct #Trumpism #EnablingFascism #Trump #GOP #Trumpism #Trump2 #corruption
US Supreme Court Ruling Causing Large-Scale Disruption
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-chevron-deference-loper-bright-guns-abortion-pending-cases
Loper Bright: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loper_Bright_Enterprises_v._Raimondo
Chevron deference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
* SCOTUS rejected doctrine granting deference to regulatory agencies interpreting laws
* immediate effect: w.i. 3 mo new ruling in 110 cases
* already cited in cases on
abortion
overtime pay
airline fees
health care discrimination
background gun checks
#SCOTUS #JohnRoberts #Trumpism #EnablingFascism #GOP #libertarianism #corporations
One recent Supreme Court decision is already rippling through dozens of key lower court cases involving everything from airline fees to gun sales to abortion access, affecting people’s lives in important — and sometimes contradictory — ways.
Supreme Court of United States: Chevron USA, Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
https://persagen.org/docs/chevron_usa,_incinc_vinc_natural_resources_defense_council,_incinc.html
• main entry for "Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.," decided 1984-06-25
• curated: 2023-05-09
https://persagen.org >> "loper bright"
Loper Bright: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loper_Bright_Enterprises_v._Raimondo
Chevron deference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
#SCOTUS #JohnRoberts #lobbyists #FederalSociety #LeonardLeo #GOP #billionaires #libertarianism #corporations #WealthTax #TAXtheRich
Top Advocacy Voices - Threat to Democracy: Trump vs. U.S.
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/top-advocacy-voices-call-out-threat-to-democracy-if-trump-vs-united-states-stands
* 75 national, state, local organizations say recent SCOTUS ruling Trump vs. United States should not stand
* presumably grants U.S. presidents full immunity under law
* could theoretically do w/e they want w/o accountability per claim of carrying out official acts
Trump v. United States (2024)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._United_States_(2024)
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
#SCOTUS #GOP #Trump #Trumpism #DemocraticBacksliding #EnablingFascism
Seventy-five national, state and local organizations say the recent Supreme Court ruling of Trump vs. United States, which presumably grants U.S. presidents full immunity in a court of law, should not stand. In a letter entered into the record for the Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on Sep...
Trump Secretly Spoke w. Samuel Alito Before Asking SCOTUS Favor
https://newrepublic.com/post/190037/donald-trump-samuel-alito-supreme-court-hush-money
* asked U.S. Supreme Court to block his hush-money sentencing
Trump spoke w. Sam Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-speaks-justice-alito-amid-push-halt-criminal/story?id=117386419
* Alito recommended ex-clerk for Trump2 admin. job
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#ChristianRight #SCOTUS #antiLGBT #transphobia
#JudicialMisconduct #SamuelAlito
#capitalism #corporations #billionaires #libertarianism
#Christofascism #transgenocide
Trump Bullies U.S. Judiciary To See If It Has Any Spine
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-bullies-the-judiciary-to-see-if-it-has-any-spine
* Trump's 2 parallel races to courthouse
1. mad-dash effort to stop his N.Y. court sentencing
2. attempt to block public release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report on Jan. 6 & Mar-a-Lago prosecutions
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#ChristianRight #SCOTUS #antiLGBT #transphobia
#JudicialMisconduct #SamuelAlito
#capitalism #corporations #billionaires #libertarianism
#Christofascism #transgenocide
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