To: US Supreme Court
SCOTUS: Disclose your earnings from outside groups!
Thanks to money earned from speaking fees, professorships and book deals, most of the members of the US Supreme Court are millionaires.
But thanks to outdated reporting rules, we don't know where lots of that money comes from. Considering some of those justices have received money in speaking fees from conservative think tanks, that's really bad. In 2010, for example, Justices Scalia and Thomas attended a seminar sponsored by the Koch brothers!
Join us in demanding online disclosure for SCOTUS financial reports!
But thanks to outdated reporting rules, we don't know where lots of that money comes from. Considering some of those justices have received money in speaking fees from conservative think tanks, that's really bad. In 2010, for example, Justices Scalia and Thomas attended a seminar sponsored by the Koch brothers!
Join us in demanding online disclosure for SCOTUS financial reports!
Why is this important?
As it stands, in order to find out who's paying Supreme Court justices—and whether that money poses a conflict of interest—members of the public have to request the documents by snail mail, pay for reproduction costs, then either pick them up in person or have them sent in the mail.