Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire

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(07-13-2023, 11:58 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Looks like liberal justices getting rich too by prodding staff to buy her books.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sotomayors-wealth-skyrocketed-since-joining-supreme-court-raising-ethics-concerns

But hey, she is a liberal so the spin is coming from the liberals in the forum.

The liberal way, personally attack anyone you disagree with and since more conservatives SC justices, do all you can to get them removed or discredited. Obama once said elections have consequences, Trump did more for the constitution by appointing 3 justices, all constitutional scholars. This is one of the many reason liberals hate President Donald J. Trump.

At least she did something to earn the money and wasn't just gifted things by millionaires.

Quote:One reason for the sharp increase in Sotomayor's investments and overall wealth is the money she's made from writing books. On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that her staff has often "prodded" public institutions that have hosted the justice to buy her memoir or children's books — works that have made her at least $3.7 million since joining the Supreme Court and continue to rake in six-figure royalty payments annually.


According to the AP, Sotomayor's publisher, Penguin Random House, has played a role in organizing her talks, even pressing public institutions to commit to buying a certain number of copies or requesting attendees purchase books to obtain tickets.

Sotomayor didn't recuse herself from multiple cases before the Supreme Court involving Random House, despite earning significant money from her book deal with the publisher.
SOTOMAYOR DIDN’T RECUSE HERSELF FROM RANDOM HOUSE CASES AFTER GETTING $3 MILLION FOR HER MEMOIR

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor holds a copy of her book as she visited with students during a celebration to dedicate the new Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in Denver, May 2, 2013. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)


"Justice Sotomayor is a good person who appears to have made a mistake by having her staff sell her books, including what appears as pressure on schools and libraries to buy a minimum number of her books before her speaking engagements," Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, told Fox News Digital. "She acknowledges she made a mistake by failing to recuse from several cases involving her book publisher. The Supreme Court has adequate mechanisms in place to deal with these mistakes, and the Supreme Court has already taken corrective measures."


Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch also didn't recuse himself from a case involving Random House, despite having his own lucrative book deal with the publisher.


Following the AP's report, the Supreme Court defended Sotomayor in a lengthy statement, insisting there was no illicit activity and denying attendees of events featuring Sotomayor were ever required to purchase her books.


"Judges, including justices, routinely travel and speak to university, college and law school audiences and affiliated individuals and entities. Judicial staff play an important role in assisting on issues of ethics, travel, and security," the statement read. "Chambers staff assist the justices in complying with judicial ethics guidance for such visits, including guidance relating to judges; publications. For example, judicial ethics guidance suggests that a judge may sign copies of his or her work, which may also be available for sale, but there should be no requirement or suggestion that attendees are required to purchase books in order to attend."



Sotomayor isn't alone in making good money from writing books. Multiple justices currently on the Supreme Court are earning high-dollar payments from book deals — Justice Amy Coney Barrett, for example, received a reported $2 million advance for a forthcoming book. Such activity is raising alarm bells among ethics experts who closely observe the high court.

Apples and oranges.  Other than she should have recused herself. 

Apparently she admits that, unlike Thomas for example.

But hey, you tired whataboutism.  Good try?