Supreme Court Reform

The U.S Supreme Court has one of the weakest ethics codes in the country. There is no robust mechanism for accountability and judges are expected to police themselves. It has been captured by billionaires and MAGA extremists. 

Over the last decade, the Justices have received gifts of close to $3 million. Over the past two decades, Justice Clarence Thomas has been gifted luxury vacations, tuition payments, and expensive gifts from Republican billionaire, Harlan Crow. In 2008, Justice Samuel Alito accepted a luxury private jet and fishing trip to Alaska paid for by Leonard Leo and by billionaire Paul Singer. Following the trip, Justice Alito presided over a case involving Paul Singer, a direct violation of the Justices’ requirement to recuse themselves from cases with a conflict of interest. The court ruled in Singer’s favor. The Justices did not include their gifts on their financial disclosures and they only became public after an investigation by ProPublica. 

The lack of accountability for billionaires bribing the highest court in our nation is why I support impeaching Justices Thomas and Alito. I support H.Res 1244 and H.Res 1353 for failing to disclose financial interest as required by federal law and being in the pocket of mega-rich donors instead of serving the American people. 

Judicial reform also means expanding the Supreme Court to restore balance. The court has consistently voted against democratic measures, environmental protections, abortion rights, and worker’s rights. Expanding the court will help prevent the kind of court decisions that have taken away Americans’ constitutional rights, freedom of speech and right to bodily autonomy.  In Congress, I will fight for reforms to hold the Supreme Court accountable and responsive to the needs of the American people, not to the highest bidder.