NEWS FLASH

20 Members Of Congress Write Letter Seeking Justice Thomas Ethics Investigation | Federal judges and justices are required by law to disclose their spouse’s income — thus preventing persons who wish to influence the judge or justice from funneling money to them through their husband or wife. Yet Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose his Tea Partying wife’s hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of income from conservative advocacy groups for many years. Yesterday, a group of 20 members of Congress led by Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) wrote the Judicial Conference of the United States asking that it refer Thomas’ failure to comply with the law to the Justice Department for an investigation. “To believe that Justice Thomas didn’t know how to fill out a basic disclosure form is absurd. It is reasonable, in every sense of the word, to believe that a member of the highest court in the land should know how to properly disclose almost $700,000 worth of income. To not be able to do so is suspicious, and according to law, requires further investigation.”