Think Progress: The Clarence Thomas Scandal
-By Ian Millhiser June 22, 2011- In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas resigned in disgrace after the nation learned that he had accepted tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts…
Think Progress: Rep. Louise Slaughter Calls On Justice Thomas To Explain Relationship With GOP Donor Harlan Crow
-By Ian Millhiser June 22, 2011- As ThinkProgress has chronicled at length, Justice Clarence Thomas is caught in a series of ethics scandals concerning his and his wife’s close relationships…
Tuscon Citizen: Koch Brothers and Wall Street buy governors, as well as Supreme Court Justices
-by Pamela Powers February 22, 2011- Billionaire Brothers’ Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute from the New York Times may belong in the “duh” category, but I think it worthwhile…
Think Progress: Clarence Thomas Decided Three Cases Where AEI Filed A Brief After AEI Gave Him A $15,000 Gift
-By Ian Millhiser June 21, 2011- In 2001, a conservative, corporate-aligned think tank called the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) gave Justice Clarence Thomas the gift of a $15,000 bust of…
Truthdig: Rigging the 2012 Election
-By E.J. Dionne, Jr. June 19, 2011- An attack on the right to vote is under way across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult to cast…
Think Progress: Justices Have Been Forced To Resign For Doing What Clarence Thomas Has Done
-By Ian Millhiser June 19, 2011- Justice Clarence Thomas is an ethics problem in a black robe. Just eight months after ThinkProgress broke the story of Thomas’ attendance at a…
NYT: Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics
-By Mike McIntire June 18, 2011- Clarence Thomas was here promoting his memoir a few years ago when he bumped into Algernon Varn, whose grandfather once ran a seafood cannery…
The Brad Blog: Election Fraud Indictments Handed Down Against GOP Aide’s of MD’s Former Governor Ehrlich
-By Brad Freidman, June 17, 2011- Via Oliver Willis: A senior aide and a consultant hired by former Maryland governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) were indicted Thursday in a…
Minneapolis Star Tribune: On amendment issues, reveal corporate donors?
The state's upcoming ballot question on definition of marriage prompts finance board to reconsider keeping donor names secret. -By Eric Roper June 14, 2011- As activists prepare for what is…
Citizen Vox: Helpful Hints for our Honored Opponents
-By Bartlett Naylor June 17, 2011- We’ve noticed some floundering in the past few months by conservative lawmakers opposing the new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. So,…
Roll Call: Feingold Criticizes Democrats for Forming Super PACs
-By Christina Bellantoni June 16, 2011- MINNEAPOLIS — Ex-Sen. Russ Feingold on Thursday night sharply criticized Democrats for forming super PACs that can take unlimited corporate cash, flatly calling the…
Barbara With – Pesky Poll Tape
Barbara testifies before Wis. Assembly Committee about a counted poll tape that was dated March 30 for a April 5 election. Go figure
St.Louis Post-Dispatch: Nixon vetoes Missouri photo ID legislation
-By Jason Hancock June 19, 2011- Nixon vetoed a bill Friday that could have eventually required voters to provide a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot. In the closing…