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Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Friend Did Have Business Before the Supreme Court

Billionaire Harlan Crow did have business before the Supreme Court, despite Justice Clarence Thomas not disclosing flights and vacations paid for by Crow. Experts say Thomas should have recused himself from cases where Crow had a direct financial interest.

Billionaire Harlan Crow did have business before the Supreme Court, despite Justice Clarence Thomas not disclosing flights and vacations paid for by Crow.
In 2005, the court declined to hear a case involving an architecture firm seeking more than $25m from Trammell Crow Residential Co., in which the Crow family had a non-controlling interest.
Thomas participated in the case, with no noted recusals or dissents, despite the Crow family's connection.
Experts say Thomas should have recused himself from cases where he knew or should have known that Crow had a direct financial interest.
Calls for the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct and disciplinary process similar to lower federal court judges have increased.

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