Experts said they could not identify an instance of a justice ruling on a case after receiving an expensive gift paid for by one of the parties.
This story was originally published on by , , . ProPublica Justin Elliott Joshua Kaplan Alex Mierjeski In early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day, and after catching a king salmon nearly the size of his leg, Alito posed for a picture.
annual financial disclosures Italian food and wine The law has a “personal hospitality” exemption: If someone hosts a justice on their own property, free “food, lodging, or entertainment” don’t always have to be disclosed. But the law clearly requires disclosure for , according to seven ethics law experts, and Alito appears to have violated it.
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