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Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court
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Friends,
A recent investigative report from ProPublica shows that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took a luxury vacation with a billionaire who later had cases before the court.
According to the report [[link removed]] , Paul Singer, a hedge fund billionaire who has repeatedly asked the Supreme Court to rule in his favor in high-stakes business disputes, flew Alito to Alaska on a private jet -- the cost of which could have exceeded $100,000 one-way. Since then, Singer’s hedge fund has come before the court at least ten times.
In 2014, the court agreed to resolve a key issue in a decade-long battle between his hedge fund and the nation of Argentina.
Alito did not recuse himself from the case and voted in Singer’s favor, resulting in his hedge fund being paid $2.4 billion.
If this report is true, it represents an extraordinarily brazen act of impropriety -- and it should be investigated.
Look, the Supreme Court is a co-equal branch of government, but the justices are not above the law. That’s why, earlier this year, I called on Chief Justice Roberts to launch an ethics investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas based on a different ProPublica report alleging that he accepted extravagant gifts from a Republican megadonor.
The American people's trust in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low. To restore trust, I believe the court needs a clear code of ethics. If you agree, add your name to my petition today. [[link removed]]
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It’s unsurprising that the American people’s trust in the Supreme Court is at a historic low. I’ve been a civil rights lawyer and a legal ethics professor, and I can tell you without any hesitation that it is critical for justices to abide by ethics rules to maintain a fair and effective justice system.
To date, the Court has barely acknowledged, much less investigated, these allegations. This inaction is unacceptable.
It is past time for the Supreme Court to have a proper code of ethics enforced by independent investigation and reporting. If you agree, I hope you’ll sign my petition now. [[link removed]]
Thank you for standing with me,
Tim Kaine
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