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Harlan Crow
December 18, 2023
Tori Otten
The Real Reason Why Clarence Thomas Started Accepting Gifts From Billionaires
The Supreme Court justice was broke.
November 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Democrats Back Down on Harlan Crow Subpoena After GOP Promises “Sh*tshow”
Why is Dick Durbin so afraid of doing something to upset Republicans?
October 31, 2023
Tori Otten
Senate Democrats Are Finally Coming For GOP Billionaire Harlan Crow
Billionaire and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow may soon have to answer about his close ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
September 22, 2023
Tori Otten
The Clarence Thomas Corruption Saga Just Got Even Worse
A new ProPublica report reveals deep, unethical connections between the Supreme Court justice and the Koch brothers.
July 17, 2023
Prem Thakker
“Textbook Billionaire Scam”: Harlan Crow Cut Tax Bill With Clarence Thomas Gifts
The billionaire Republican megadonor seems to have used the Supreme Court justice’s yacht trips to lower his own tax bill.
May 15, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Why Clarence Thomas’s Troubles Have Just Begun
Two of the more aggressive Senate Democrats are asking Thomas and Harlan Crow questions. And they have a lot of ways to get answers.
May 8, 2023
Matt Ford
How Clarence Thomas Keeps the Influence Machine Running
The justice has consistently ruled in ways that favor political favor-traders.
May 4, 2023
Tori Otten
Clarence Thomas’s Friend Basically Confirms the Harlan Crow Tuition Story
Mark Paoletta seemed to be trying to defend the Supreme Court justice.
April 19, 2023
Daniel Strauss
No Labels Took More Than $100,000 From Clarence Thomas Buddy Harlan Crow
The “nonpartisan” group also relied on Crow—whom it dubbed one of its “whales”—to reel in nearly two dozen other donors from 2019 to 2021.
April 14, 2023
Alex Shephard
Conservatives Have Some Very Creative, Very Dumb Excuses for Clarence Thomas’s Corruption
Don’t let their friends distract you: The Supreme Court justice and his megadonor pal have had a malign influence on the judicial system.
April 13, 2023
Prem Thakker
Clarence Thomas Hid Real Estate Deal With Republican Billionaire Megadonor
The Supreme Court justice did not disclose the sales, according to a new report.
April 10, 2023
Matt Ford
The Conservative Legal Movement Is Basically an Elite Social Club
Why the latest Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking, yet unsurprising
July 23, 2012
Molly Redden
The Week in Strange and Small Super PACs: Not-So-Small Edition
April 20, 2012
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