All posts tagged "Ginni Thomas"

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is too conflicted to hear any appeal of the decision blocking former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Colorado, former California Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell said on MSNBC Tuesday.

Trump was disqualified by the Colorado Supreme Court under the Insurrection Clause of the 14th Amendment, for his role in the January 6 attack. Clarence Thomas' wife, Ginni, has been implicated in many of the efforts to overturn the election that preceded that attack.

"Judge Cordell, I imagine you have the same interpretation, that this is not an accident to quote then-Judge Gorsuch to Justice Gorsuch in possible Supreme Court review," said anchor Chris Hayes....

WASHINGTON – Republicans in Congress aren’t just doing all they can to impeach the Biden name – and possibly President Joe Biden himself – they’re also going to extraordinary lengths to protect two billionaire GOP megadonors who helped the party remake the Supreme Court in recent years.

For one, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) are trying to stymie Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s investigation into Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo.

Schwalb is looking into allegations that Leo is illegally profiting off non-profits. Jordan and Comer have responded by threatening to subpoena Schwalb. ...