AOC, Raskin Announce Bill to Rein in ‘Captured and Corrupted’ Supreme Court Common Dreams
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Toreininwhathecalled“thehighestcourtinthelandwiththelowestethicalstandards,”U.S.Rep.JamieRaskinonTuesdayeveningjoinedRep.AlexandriaOcasio-CortezinannouncingplanstointroducelegislationtobarSupremeCourtjusticesfromacceptinggiftsworthmorethan$50,matchingabanformembersofCongress.
Announcedafteraroundtablediscussionwithseverallegalexpertsonthepatternofethicsviolationsatthecourt,thelegislationwouldbethelatestattemptbyprogressivelawmakerstoconstrainright-wingjusticesincludingSamuelAlitoandClarenceThomas.
Raskin(D-Md.)andOcasio-Cortez(D-N.Y.)helpedleadtheroundtablediscussionheldbytheHouseOversightandAccountabilityCommitteeonTuesdayafternoon,wheretopicsincludedright-wingbillionaireHarlanCrow’sfundingofluxuryvacationsforThomas—whichthejusticeofficiallydisclosedlastweekafteritwasfirstreportedbyProPublicalastyear—andafishingtriptakenbyAlitoandpaidforbyhedgefundmanagerPaulSinger,
