Overview

• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $2,068,750 advance for her memoir 'Lovely One' in 2024, bringing her total earnings on the book to nearly $3 million.
• Justice Sonia Sotomayor reported nearly $134,000 in book income last year, including a $60,000 advance for a forthcoming children's title, while Justice Neil Gorsuch earned over $250,000 in royalties for his book 'Over Ruled'.
• Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh each collected $31,815 teaching at Notre Dame Law School, and Chief Justice John Roberts taught a course in Ireland with compensation to be disclosed next year.
• Four justices recused themselves from a decision on whether to hear a case involving the parent company of Penguin Random House due to potential conflicts.
• A formal ethics code adopted in November 2023 provides principles but no enforcement mechanism or cap on book earnings, and Justice Samuel Alito was granted a 90-day extension to file his disclosure report.