Mother Jones: Democrats To Introduce Supreme Court Ethics Bill
—By Stephanie Mencimer July 31, 2013- Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has been in the news recently after Mother Jones revealed her involvement in…
Crooks & Liars: Groundswell Group Stoked Scandals with Help From GOP Leaders
-By Karoli July 30, 2013- When David Corn broke the Groundswell story last week, the general reaction among the politerati was a shrug and a giggle. Even influential NYU journalism…
Mother Jones: Is Ginni Thomas’ Expanding Activism a Problem for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas?
—By Stephanie Mencimer July 26, 2013- Virginia "Ginni" Thomas is no ordinary Supreme Court spouse. Unlike Maureen Scalia, mother of nine, or the late Martin Ginsburg, mild-mannered tax law professor…
Mother Jones: Groundswell’s Secret Crusade to Crush Karl Rove
Ginni Thomas and her conservative allies have launched a stealth attack on the GOP's top strategist. -By David Corn July 25, 2013- Groundswell, the recently created coalition of prominent right-wing…
Mother Jones: Inside Groundswell: Read the Memos of the New Right-Wing Strategy Group Planning a “30 Front War”
-By David Corn July 25, 2013- Believing they are losing the messaging war with progressives, a group of prominent conservatives in Washington—including the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas…
Center For Public Integrity: Koch Industries PAC spending record cash
Committee has biggest month ever during non-election year -By Adam Wollner July 22, 2013- The political action committee of Koch Industries — the energy and chemicals company led by billionaire…
Huffington Post: Republican Who Tossed Voter Registration Forms Let Off The Hook
-By Ryan J Reilly July 18, 2013- The young Republican who grabbed national headlines after being arrested for throwing voter registration forms into a dumpster before the 2012 election won't…
Huffington Post: States Push Post-Citizens United Reforms As Washington Stands Still
-By Paul Blumenthal July 11, 2013- WASHINGTON -- Pushback against the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision keeps growing in the states. Over the first six months of this year, even…
Think Progress: North Carolina Prepares To Suppress Black Voters, Now That The Voting Rights Act Lost Its Teeth
-By Aviva Shen July 2, 2013- Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, North Carolina is moving forward with a host of bills to roll…