DURBIN’S NECESSARY BUT INSUFFICIENT CALL FOR ROBERTS TO INVESTIGATE THOMAS

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 10, 2022) — Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee led by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter urging Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas' latest act of ethical misconduct. Take Back the Court Action Fund released the following statement on behalf of its president, Sarah Lipton-Lubet, in response to the news:

“Senator Durbin is, of course, right that Chief Justice Roberts has a responsibility to investigate and address obvious corruption at the Supreme Court. But Roberts and the rest of the right-wing Court majority have proven they’re unwilling or unable to hold themselves accountable for basic judicial ethics. Even their “investigations” are rife with conflicts of interest. It’s just not gonna happen. That’s why it’s so important that the Senate Judiciary Committee conduct its own investigation and hearings. Senator Durbin should force Roberts and Thomas to come to the Capitol and answer for turning the Supreme Court into a kangaroo court.”

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