#GOP megadonor covered tuition for child Clarence Thomas was raising ‘as a son’: report

#GOP megadonor covered tuition for child Clarence Thomas was raising ‘as a son’: report

Billionaire and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow paid for the private school tuition of Justice Clarence Thomas’s great-nephew, whom the justice said he raised “as a son,” according to reporting by ProPublica. Thomas’s relative, Mark Martin, attended boarding schools Hidden Lake Academy in Georgia as well as Randolph-Macon Academy in Virginia. Tuition at Hidden Lake was…

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#Supreme Court to consider overruling Chevron doctrine

#Supreme Court to consider overruling Chevron doctrine

The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will hear a case that could significantly scale back federal agencies’ authority, with major implications for the future of environmental and other regulations. The justices next term will consider whether to overturn a decades-old precedent that grants agencies deference when Congress left ambiguity in a statute. Named for…

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#Ted Cruz decries ‘political smear job’ against Clarence Thomas for ethics questions

#Ted Cruz decries ‘political smear job’ against Clarence Thomas for ethics questions

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Sunday argued that the scrutiny on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over his financial disclosures is a “political smear job” as lawmakers push to shore up the court’s ethics standards. “They’re not looking at any other judges. This is a political smear job directed at Clarence Thomas, because he is an extraordinary constitutionalist,”…

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#Alito: ‘Legitimate doubts’ Biden admin would have obeyed unfavorable abortion pill ruling 

#Alito: ‘Legitimate doubts’ Biden admin would have obeyed unfavorable abortion pill ruling 

In a dissent from the Supreme Court’s order pausing mifepristone restrictions from taking effect, Justice Samuel Alito said there were “legitimate doubts” that the Biden administration would have followed a court decision that went the other way. “Here, the Government has not dispelled legitimate doubts that it would even obey an unfavorable order in these…

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