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Clarence Thomas

Associate Justice, US Supreme Court (1991–)
activeunder investigation
born 1948-06-23 Pin Point, Georgia, USA Wikipedia

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court since 1991. Longest-serving current justice. Subject of major ethics controversy since 2023 ProPublica reporting on undisclosed luxury gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow. Wife Ginni Thomas involved in 2020 election-overturn efforts.

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Legal history · 2 events
ethics·2023-04-06
ProPublica revealed decades of undisclosed luxury travel, real-estate sale, and tuition payments from billionaire donor Harlan Crow
→ Judicial Conference referral; filed amended disclosures 2023–2024
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ethics·1991-10-11
Anita Hill testified at his Senate confirmation about sexual harassment while her supervisor at EEOC. Thomas denied allegations
→ Confirmed 52–48
Deep research · Exaupdated 17 days ago
Clarence Thomas has faced significant scrutiny and public controversy regarding his failure to disclose luxury gifts, travel, and financial transactions involving wealthy donors, most notably real estate magnate Harlan Crow. Reported undisclosed benefits include private jet flights, superyacht cruises, and stays at private resorts dating back decades. Other allegations involve the 2014 sale of his mother’s home to Crow, private school tuition payments for a grand-nephew, and an RV loan. Thomas has defended these omissions by citing past interpretations of personal hospitality exemptions and has since filed several amended disclosure reports. These controversies led to congressional calls for ethics reform, an investigation by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the introduction of a 2024 House resolution for his impeachment, which cited failures to disclose gifts and property sales. The Judicial Conference and federal courts have declined to refer these complaints to the Department of Justice, noting that Thomas amended his filings and questioning their own authority to initiate such referrals. There have been no criminal indictments or convictions related to these allegations.
Citations
Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From GOP Donor — ProPublica
www.propublica.org · 2023-04-06
Supreme Court ethics probe details luxury trips | AP News
apnews.com · 2024-12-21
Justice Thomas accepted previously undisclosed private jet flight to New Zealand, Senate Democrat says | CNN Politics
www.cnn.com · 2024-08-05
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Text - H.Res.1353 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Impeaching Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Brian M. Boynton Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Boynton: Campaign Legal Center (“CLC”) respectfully requests that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) exercise its authority pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 13106(a)(2)(B)(i) and investigate whether Justice Clarence Thomas willfully failed to file information required to be reported under the Ethics in Government Act (“EIGA”). This complaint consolidates decades of reporting on Justice Thomas’s financial disclosure discrepancies. The resulting evidence shows a 30-year pattern: Justice Thomas initially discloses certain financial interests in compliance with the law, but subsequently excludes similar interests after receiving negative media attention. The Justice Department can determine whether this evidence shows that Justice Thomas’s failure to file certain information violated EIGA, or whether 30 years of omissions constitute a series of reoccurring coincidences. Public trust is the foundation of all our democratic institutions, including the Supreme Court. Failure to fully investigate Justice Thomas for violating EIGA creates an exception for blatant violations of a disclosure law that others across the federal government understand and regularly follow, which would significantly decrease public trust. Under EIGA, “the Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who . . . knowingly and willfully fails to file or report any information that such individual is required to report” on their annual
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events — ProPublica
www.propublica.org · 2023-09-22
Clarence Thomas: Here Are All The Ethics Scandals Involving The Supreme Court Justice Amid New Ginni Thomas Report
www.forbes.com · 2024-09-04
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Federal filings · 13
District Court, D. Rhode Island·1:26-cv-00430·filed 2026-07-01
United States v. All Funds In Sandgaard Target Account 1, The Bank Of America Account Ending In 3472 That Was Opened On Or Around January 30, 2016, In The Name Of Thomas Sandgaard With Thomas Sandgaard As The So
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania·2:26-cv-03792·filed 2026-06-03
Thomas
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska·26-80476·filed 2026-04-21
Anthony Thomas Gies
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio·2:26-bk-51836·filed 2026-04-21
Chynna M. D. Thomas
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana·26-02457·filed 2026-04-21
Sharol Lynn Simmons and Thomas Eugene Simmons
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland·26-14281·filed 2026-04-21
LaTonya Mesha Thomas
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York·26-10436·filed 2026-04-21
Thomas Morris Sprague
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee·3:26-bk-30761·filed 2026-04-21
Danny Lee Thomas, Jr.
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma·26-11278·filed 2026-04-21
Thomas K Andrews
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California·26-11770·filed 2026-04-21
Daniel Thomas Buschman
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas·2:26-bk-70765·filed 2026-04-21
Thomas David Butler and Carol Mary Bulter
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia·26-31657·filed 2026-04-21
Michael Thomas Branin and Elizabeth Lynn Branin
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia·26-40662·filed 2026-04-21
Deborah Jean Thomas