Key takeaways:
- The Senate Judiciary Committee has requested Harlan Crow to provide an itemized list of gifts worth more than $415 given to Justice Clarence Thomas or any other Supreme Court justices or their family members.
- The committee has also requested a list of real estate transactions, transportation or lodging given to Supreme Court justices or their family members, as well as a list of occasions when he provided any of the justices with entrance to any private, members-only clubs.
- The committee has requested that Crow provide the requested information by May 22, 2023 and it remains to be seen whether Crow will comply with the request or if the committee will take further action.
In a letter sent to Harlan Crow, a Republican donor and real estate magnate, 11 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., have requested that he provide an itemized list of gifts worth more than $415 that he has given to Justice Clarence Thomas or any other Supreme Court justices or their family members.
The letter also requests that Crow provide the committee with a list of real estate transactions, transportation or lodging given to Supreme Court justices or their family members, as well as a list of occasions when he provided any of the justices with entrance to any private, members-only clubs.
The committee has requested that Crow provide the requested information by May 22, 2023. The request is part of the committee’s ongoing efforts to craft legislation strengthening the ethical rules and standards that apply to the justices of the Supreme Court.
Crow has not yet responded to the request. It is unclear whether he will comply with the committee’s request or if he will challenge it in court.
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s request is the latest in a series of efforts to increase transparency and accountability in the Supreme Court. It remains to be seen whether Crow will comply with the request or if the committee will take further action.
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