Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Ginni Thomas, have been taking luxury trips subsidized by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for more than two decades without reporting them, according to a new report from ProPublica. This has sparked outrage from influential Democrats and judicial advocates, and calls for Congress to investigate potential ethical lapses. The report has raised questions about whether Thomas has violated federal ethics laws.
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Two administrators at East High School in Denver, Colorado were seriously injured in a shooting on Wednesday morning. The suspect, a student under a safety plan, fled the school and remains at large. Police have retrieved a weapon from the suspect's home and the search for the suspect is ongoing. The incident highlights the need for increased security measures to ensure the safety of students and staff.
Sheldon Thomas, a 35-year-old man wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned for 18 years, was released Thursday after Brooklyn's Conviction Review Unit found that his initial arrest was based on a witness identification error. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez vacated Thomas' conviction, noting that it was a "tragic example of a witness identification gone wrong". Thomas is the first person to be exonerated by the Conviction Review Unit since it was established in 2014 and is now free and reunited with his family.
Andre Thomas, a death row inmate in Texas, was set to be executed on April 5th for fatally stabbing his estranged wife and two children. His attorneys argued that his severe mental illness should preclude him from execution, and a judge has delayed the execution until further notice. The case has sparked a debate about the death penalty and the treatment of mentally ill inmates, and the outcome of the case will be closely watched by those on both sides of the debate.