to strengthen disclosure rules and adopt ethics guidelines specific to the justices after news reports revealed Thomas’s undisclosed real estate deals and private jet travel, and raised questions about the recusal practices of both conservative and liberal justices.Thomas’s 2022 filing was highly anticipated after ProPublica reported on the justice’s financial dealings with his close friend and benefactor, the Texas businessman Harlan Crow.
up to 90 additional days to submit his filing, which could include any amendments or updates related to his finances from past years.require the justices — and all federal judges — to provide a fuller public accounting of the free trips and other gifts they accept. The changes make clear, for instance, that judges must report travel by private jet. The revised rules were also designed to clarify which gifts can be counted as “personal hospitality” from a close friend and exempt from disclosure.
ProPublica reported this spring that Thomas took numerous luxury trips with Crow, traveling on his private jet and yacht and staying at his private resort. Crow also purchased three properties in Savannah, Ga., from Thomas in 2014, the nonprofit news organization reported, including the home where Thomas’s mother was living and two vacant lots nearby.transaction should have been reported on his financial disclosure forms.