Court reform group leaks donor list by mistake.

Fix the Court Advocacy Group in Disarray After Leaking Donor List

Executive Director Accidentally Sends Confidential Tax Forms to Press

Fix the Court, an organization advocating for Supreme Court reform, is in complete disarray after one of its staffers accidentally emailed its donor list to the press. Executive Director Gabe Roth sent confidential tax forms to the Washington Examiner after an inquiry into a previous failure of the organization to file its Form 990 in 2021. Roth said that he had “misunderstood the filing instructions” and sent the outlet copies of the organization’s Schedule B 2021 and 2022 forms. Almost immediately, Roth realized his mistake and admitted, “S***, I’m not legally allowed to send you those. I really messed up. Can you call me now?”

According to several tax lawyers, it is not illegal to disclose donor lists to the public. “It’s a mistake,” Alan Dye, an attorney who has specialized in nonprofit tax law since 1975, said. “It’s been made before by a lot of organizations. Overdisclosure is not a crime.”

Fix the Court advocates for 18-year term limits for Supreme Court Justices and for greater transparency and accountability at the highest court in the land. The organization circulated spurious sexual assault claims against then-prospective Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 and reportedly purchased the domain names Brettkavanaugh.com and Brettkavanaugh.net for that purpose. Fix the Court has also blasted Justice Clarence Thomas for not formally disclosing certain gifts he received from billionaire Harlan Crow.

The forms revealed that the group brought in $290,000 in revenue in 2021, primarily from two other left-leaning non-profit organizations: the New Venture Fund and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Roth was paid $162,138 by Fix the Court in 2022.

“I have only two foundations that give me money, and if their names become public, they’re never going to talk to me again,” Roth lamented. “Fix the Court is over. My screwup this morning probably cost me my job.”

Parker Thayer, investigative researcher at Capital Research Center, a conservative think-tank, said that Roth’s reaction reveals that his group is “not serious about transparency.” “They have attempted to smear honorable men like Justice Thomas over his own financial disclosures but are apparently terrified at the thought of someone obtaining their own,” Thayer said.

Fix the Court’s Mission

• Advocates for 18-year term limits for Supreme Court Justices
• Calls for greater transparency and accountability at the highest court in the land

Fix the Court’s Controversial Actions

• Circulated spurious sexual assault claims against then-prospective Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018
• Purchased the domain names Brettkavanaugh.com and Brettkavanaugh.net for that purpose
• Blasted Justice Clarence Thomas for not formally disclosing certain gifts he received from billionaire Harlan Crow

Fix the Court’s Funding

• Brought in $290,000 in revenue in 2021
• Primarily funded by left-leaning non-profit organizations: the New Venture Fund and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Executive Director’s Admission

Roth was paid $162,138 by Fix the Court in 2022. “I have only two foundations that give me money, and if their names become public, they’re never going to talk to me again,” Roth lamented. “Fix the Court is over. My screwup this morning probably cost me my job.”