OPINION: 'The tone-deaf insinuation in Roberts letter is that Chief Justices should only testify about unimportant “administrative matters” and not important matters concerning a justice’s potential integrity,' writes shanlonwu
The luxury travel— including one trip by chartered jet and that included a cruise on a superyacht,Roberts’ letter itself is a classic erudite piece of work, referencing research from the Supreme Court Library that identified only two previous instances of chief justices testifying , which Roberts pointed out was testimony about “routine matters of judicial administration.” He added that only three U.S. presidents have testified before any congressional committee.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas and Chief Justice John G. Roberts react during a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Oct. 7, 2022.Safety concerns relating to financial disclosures are a red herring, given the fact disclosures about travel and costs are not done in real-time, but at the end of a year. Year-end financial disclosures to ensure the integrity of the court are hardly the kind of on-line doxxing the justices seem to be worried about.
Supreme Court Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Elena Kagan talk during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC on Nov. 16, 2018.Justice Neil Gorsuch was not required to disclose the identity of who he had sold property to—just nine days after he was confirmed. Gorsuch properly disclosed the sale and amount, but was not required to name the buyer—who happened to be the head of a law firm doing business before SCOTUS.
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