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The Supreme Court decides on and interprets material related to the five core tenets of American political development: ...

The federal courts will not refer complaints that Justice Clarence Thomas violated ethics laws to the Department of Justice for investigation. The national policymaking body for the federal courts on ...

A year of widening political divisions ended with the sobering news that confidence in the nation’s judicial system has also taken a hit, dropping to a record low 35 percent, ...

The Judicial Conference refuses his demand to refer Justice Thomas to the Attorney General for phantom disclosure violations.

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The conference also rejected a conservative group's request to similarly refer liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the ...

The Judicial Conference rejected Democrats' bid to refer Thomas to the Justice Department, citing his amended disclosures and limits on its authority over the high court.

Democrats often sound miserable and crazy, but if you really want to hear them come unhinged, try two things. First, remind ...

The Judicial Conference decides against referring the Supreme Court’s longest-serving justice for investigation by the ...

Thomas has agreed to follow updated requirements on reporting trips and gifts, including clearer guidelines on hospitality ...