Notices by Rebecca Tushnet (rtushnet@mastodon.lawprofs.org)

New post: WaPo on gold advertising and right-wing media http://tushnet.blogspot.com/2023/07/wapo-on-gold-advertising-and-right-wing.html

My own theory about Clarence Thomas is that, obviously, he initially got the money because of ideological compatibility. He wasn't bribed to hold those views; he was induced to *keep* those views. The function of the money and luxury vacations is to prevent evolution of his judging; we do have many historical examples of Justices who've evolved as they've seen different things. But that won't happen if the money and luxury spigot is flowing this way.