Thomas has previously come under fire from ethics experts and other critics over the political activities of his wife, Ginni Thomas.
Thomas and his wife, Ginni Thomas,"never asked" for any of the gifts, nor for any of the contributions the Crows have made to projects celebrating the justice's"life and legacy," the megadonor said. Crow added that he and his wife"have never asked about a pending or lower court case, and Justice Thomas has never discussed one, and we have never sought to influence Justice Thomas on any legal or political issue.
Crow, a Texas real estate magnate, became friends with Thomas after he joined the Supreme Court. He has given more than $10 million in publicly disclosed political donations, and unknown amounts to groups that aren't required to reveal their donors, ProPublica reported. Thomas typically spends about a week each summer at Topridge, Crow's private lakeside resort in the Adirondacks, and flight records show he has used Crow's plane numerous times, according to the news outlet.
Supreme Court justices are constrained by fewer ethical restrictions than lower rungs of the judiciary. Some groups have called to implement aBut justices still submit financial disclosures, and experts say they are required to disclose all gifts valued at more than $415. While there are exceptions to that requirement, transportation is not one of them.
"If Justice Thomas received free travel on private planes and yachts, failure to report the gifts is a violation of the disclosure law," Kedric Payne, senior ethics director for the Campaign Legal Center, told the outlet.
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