Supreme Court Justices Cultivate Ties With Conservative Law School in Exchange for Money and Lavish Perks

George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School has developed close relationships with conservative Supreme Court justices like Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh.
The justices have received money, prestige, and influence in exchange for their affiliations with Scalia Law.
The law school has exploited its connections to the justices to attract students, raise money, and raise its academic profile.
Staff for Gorsuch, Thomas, and Kavanaugh have helped organize the justices’ teaching engagements at Scalia Law, and the school’s professors often file briefs in cases before the justices they are affiliated with.
In one instance, Gorsuch received $30,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy for teaching a course at Scalia Law, raising ethical concerns.