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Democrats on the Judiciary Committee requested the GOP megadonor provide an itemized list of gifts worth more than $415 that he gave to Thomas or any other justice or their family members.

In an unusual move, the Oklahoma attorney general had agreed with inmate Richard Glossip's request after concluding that his conviction should be thrown out.

Republicans and conservative legal activists have pointed to alleged ethical lapses from liberal justices that serve to emphasize gaps in existing rules.

ProPublica reported that GOP megadonor Harlan Crow had paid for Thomas’ grandnephew, Mark Martin, to attend two private schools in the late 2000s. Thomas didn’t report the tuition payments on his annual financial disclosures.

The Library of Congress is releasing a new trove of documents detailing the bulk of Justice John Paul Stevens' tenure on the court, including the crucial decision in the 2000 election.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a public hearing Tuesday without the involvement of Chief Justice John Roberts, who declined a request to attend.

The justices will consider the latest business-led challenge to federal bureaucracy as part of what has been dubbed the "war on the administrative state."

The court has disposed of only 15 cases, with 44 cases yet to be decided before the usual conclusion of the term in June.

Justice Samuel Alito said the leaker shared his draft opinion that indicated the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade as part of a "campaign to try to intimidate the court.”

The chairman and Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said a statement of principles the chief justice sent to the panel earlier this week is insufficient.