In his 2024 year-end report, Chief Justice Roberts laid out four areas of illegitimate activity which he says threaten judicial independence: violence, intimidation, disinformation and threats to defy lawfully entered judgments. He is missing the most important: judicial gifts.
The rich use their wealth to reward influential people who further their vision for this country. A judge accepting these gifts knows this.
If Chief Justice Roberts is serious about judicial independence, he should revise the rules to stem the wealthy's influence over the judiciary.
Justice Thomas is known to accept elaborate trips and gifts, which may influence his decisions on serious matters because of who he is beholden to. Any gifts, when accepted, create a threat of bias in the honest judgment of matters before the court.
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