- On Thursday, Supreme Court watchdog Fix the Court released a report detailing nearly 600 gifts valued at more than $4.7 million current and former justices have received. Justice Thomas tops the list by receiving at least 193 gifts worth a total of $4 million, and up to 319 gifts totaling $5.8 million. Justice Thomas has allegedly disclosed only 8% of those gifts, according to the watchdog.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor has received the second-highest number of gifts out of all sitting justices at 47 items with a total value of $15,863. Justice Brett Kavanaugh is tied with retired Justice David Souter for the least number of gifts with only one. Justice Kavanaugh's gift was valued at $100, according to the watchdog.
Bali, Books, Beyonce: Supreme Court Justices Report Finances (1) (bloomberglaw.com)
Tickets From Beyoncé and Sweet Book Deals: Justices Divulge Income, Gifts | National Law Journal -- In financial disclosures released Friday, members of the U.S. Supreme Court revealed how they supplemented their $285,400 salaries ($298,500 for the chief justice) in 2023.
Free tickets to see Beyoncé in concert? Luxury trips to Bali? A book advance worth triple your salary? Sometimes the life of a U.S. Supreme Court justice doesn’t sound so bad.
Supreme Court’s Strains Intensify as Term’s End Approaches - WSJ
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