ProPublica continues its relentless campaign against Justice Clarence Thomas, this time targeting his remarks \u200cat\u200b a non-profit seminar event in 2018. Their strategy is \u200bclear: \u200bProPublica takes perfectly ethical behavior, adds insinuations, and falsely\u200d accuses Justice Thomas of acting unethically. <\/p>\n

But it’s\u2064 all a\u2062 lie. Justice Thomas acted ethically and appropriately, \u2062just like \u200dother justices have\u2063 done.<\/p>\n

Contrary to ProPublica’s claims, the Koch Network event was not\u200c a fundraiser, and Justice \u200dThomas had no involvement \u200cin raising funds for the \u200dgroup. \u200cIt’s common for donors to attend\u2062 events where justices speak, such as \u200bthose\u2064 organized by the American Constitution \u200dSociety, the Federalist Society, or\u200b even \u2064university commencements. <\/p>\n

ProPublica relies on unnamed organization staffers to make their case, but these\u2062 sources are unreliable, as\u200d I have proven in another story. These staffers claim that Thomas’s appearance was meant to encourage donors to give\u2062 more money. \u2063However, this does not mean\u200d Thomas had any role in fundraising. It’s \u2062normal for organizations to highlight the presence of influential figures to enhance their reputation\u200c and raise funds. This does not require a \u2063justice to recuse \u2063from a \u200ccase involving \u200cthat entity. <\/p>\n

A recent AP story revealed that Justice \u2063Sonia\u200b Sotomayor attended a private luncheon at \u200bClemson University, where $1 million-plus donors were invited.\u2063 Donors had\u2062 access to\u2063 Sotomayor and took photos \u2064with her. Clemson University wanted to generate resources and raise awareness through Sotomayor’s\u2063 visit. <\/p>\n

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The University of Colorado also rewarded donors with \u2063a special dinner with Justice \u200cElena Kagan. <\/p>\n

Inviting donors to events with \u2062dignitaries is a common practice that \u2064happens every day. It’s unreasonable \u2063to\u200c demand otherwise.<\/p>\n

Similarly, schools and organizations \u200coften highlight \u2064the presence of presidents, justices, or other leaders to raise\u200d their \u2064profile and attract donations. However, these leaders \u2062have no \u200dinvolvement in fundraising efforts. <\/p>\n

ProPublica \u200dconveniently ignores all of this to create a false narrative about Justice Thomas’s conduct. The \u200ctruth \u200cis that he speaks at various events, just\u200c like \u2063other justices. <\/p>\n

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American University proudly highlights Justice Ketanji\u200c Brown Jackson’s commencement speech on its website. The\u200b goal is to raise awareness\u200d and increase\u200b donations and attendance at the school.\u200c However, this does not make Justice Jackson part\u2064 of the\u2064 fundraising effort. <\/p>\n

Recusal \u2063is not required if a justice has given remarks at a school or organization that appears before the Supreme Court. The same applies to Justice Sotomayor, \u2063Justice \u2062Kagan, and many other\u2062 justices who have\u200d appeared\u2062 at various schools and groups. These attacks on Justice\u200b Thomas and \u2064demands for recusal are \u200bbaseless \u2062and nonsensical. <\/p>\n

Justice \u200dThomas has only spoken at one Koch Network event\u200d in over 30 years on the \u2063Supreme Court. It’s absurd to \u2062suggest\u2062 that\u200b he should recuse from any case involving this group. <\/p>\n

Yet, ProPublica and the left are urging Thomas to recuse\u2064 from the upcoming Loper Bright<\/em> case, which involves the deference given to a federal agency’s \u2062regulations. Lawyers affiliated with the Koch Network are representing the party challenging the agency’s rule. <\/p>\n

Let’s \u200dalso \u200cconsider Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s history of speaking\u2064 at events\u2063 where\u2062 the host appeared\u200b before the \u200bSupreme Court. She gave remarks at an event cosponsored by the\u2064 National Organization for Women \u200c(NOW)\u2064 Legal Defense and Education Fund and \u2063never recused from \u2062cases involving NOW. Ginsburg even served\u200d on the board of this left-wing advocacy organization<\/a>. <\/p>\n

ProPublica conveniently omits these details and fails to mention\u2063 Ginsburg’s close relationship with NOW. The left’s hypocrisy\u2063 is evident\u2063 in their demands for Thomas’s recusal while\u200b ignoring Ginsburg’s\u2062 conduct. <\/p>\n

ProPublica also \u2062fails to mention that Ginsburg \u200dattended\u200c an event at the partisan Woman’s National \u200bDemocratic\u200d Club and accepted an award without\u200c disclosing it. There is no record of her recusing \u2064from cases involving the \u2063Democratic Party. <\/p>\n

The left and so-called\u200c “ethics watchdogs” never\u2063 had an issue\u200b with Ginsburg’s conduct or recusal when it came to these\u2063 groups. They \u2064are now inventing a\u2063 new recusal standard for Justice Thomas because they want to\u2064 limit the \u2063number of \u200cjustices \u200bon key cases \u200bthat they\u200c fear losing. But \u2062their attempts to bully \u2064Justice Thomas will \u2064not succeed. He has \u200balways stood strong against baseless attacks, and he\u2064 will continue to do so.<\/p>\n

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How\u2064 does ProPublica’s targeting\u200b of Justice \u2063Thomas \u200bundermine the integrity of our judicial\u200c system?<\/h2>\n
Been targeted by ProPublica because of his conservative ideology and his unwavering commitment to Constitutional principles. This\u200c relentless attack on \u2063his character is not only unfair, but it undermines the integrity of our judicial \u2062system.<\/p>\n
It is important to note that justices\u200b are not fundraisers. They are appointed\u2062 to interpret the law and make impartial\u2064 decisions based<\/a> on \u200bthe Constitution. Attending events and giving speeches does not equate \u200cto involvement \u2063in fundraising efforts.\u200d Justices like Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and \u200cKetanji Brown Jackson have all spoken at various events and it is \u2062wrong\u200b to \u2062single out Thomas for doing\u2063 the same.<\/p>\n
The insinuation made by ProPublica that\u200c Thomas’s appearance at the Koch Network event was meant to encourage donors \u2062to give more money is baseless and without evidence. It is common\u2063 for organizations to highlight the presence of influential figures to\u2063 enhance their reputation and attract donations, \u2064but this does not mean the\u2062 individual has any role in fundraising.<\/p>\n
By cherry-picking examples<\/a> and ignoring the\u200b actions of other justices,\u200c ProPublica\u200b is creating a\u200c false\u200d narrative \u200dand attempting to \u200btarnish the reputation of Justice Thomas. This targeted attack on a sitting Supreme Court \u2064justice\u200d is not only irresponsible journalism, \u2064but it also\u200b undermines public trust<\/a> in our judicial \u200bsystem.<\/p>\n
The demands for recusal based on these\u200c unfounded accusations are nonsensical. Justices have the responsibility\u200b to hear cases and make \u200bdecisions based<\/a> on the law, not on\u200d false accusations or insinuations. The calls for recusal are nothing more \u200bthan an attempt to delegitimize Thomas’s important \u2063contributions \u200bto \u2063our legal system.<\/p>\n
It \u2062is\u200b crucial that we recognize \u200bthese baseless\u2064 attacks for what they \u200dare and continue to support Justice Clarence\u2063 Thomas in his commitment to upholding \u200dthe Constitution. Our judicial system depends on\u200d the integrity and impartiality of our \u200cjustices, \u2063and it is \u200dour duty to defend them\u2062 against\u200d unfair and politically motivated attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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