Senate Report Reveals Undisclosed Supreme Court Justice Luxury Trips

A nearly two-year investigation highlights ethical concerns over gifts and travel accepted by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, urging enforceable reforms.

The Senate Judiciary Committee released a 93-page report detailing previously undisclosed luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas in 2021, funded by billionaire Harlan Crow.
Justice Samuel Alito was also scrutinized for a 2008 luxury trip to Alaska, which he claimed was exempt from disclosure under prior rules.
The investigation found that Justice Thomas has accepted an estimated $4.75 million in gifts and travel from wealthy benefactors since 1991, much of which was not disclosed.
The report traces the practice of accepting undisclosed gifts back to the late Justice Antonin Scalia and also noted that some liberal justices disclosed similar subsidized trips.
The Senate report calls for Congress to establish a binding and enforceable code of ethics for the Supreme Court, though its implementation faces challenges as Republicans prepare to take Senate control in January.