{"id":132803,"date":"2023-05-23T21:40:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=132803"},"modified":"2023-05-23T21:40:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T21:40:11","slug":"harlan-crow-declines-to-provide-information-sought-by-senate-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/harlan-crow-declines-to-provide-information-sought-by-senate-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlan Crow Declines to Provide Information Sought by Senate Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"

The News<\/span><\/h3>\n

The billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow refused this week to comply with the Senate Judiciary Committee\u2019s request to hand over information about gifts and travel he provided to Justice Clarence Thomas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter careful consideration, we do not believe the committee has the authority to investigate Mr. Crow\u2019s personal friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas,\u201d Michael D. Bopp, Mr. Crow\u2019s lawyer, wrote to the panel on Monday.<\/p>\n

Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois and the chairman of the committee, balked at the rejoinder, saying in a statement on Tuesday that Mr. Crow had not provided a \u201ccredible response\u201d to his panel\u2019s requests. <\/p>\n

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Why It Matters<\/span><\/h3>\n

The refusal of Mr. Crow\u2019s representatives to turn over the information is not surprising, but it is certain to intensify the fight between Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court over what ethics standards should apply to the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cHarlan Crow believes the secrecy of his lavish gifts to Justice Thomas is more important than the reputation of the highest court of law in this land,\u201d Mr. Durbin said in his statement. \u201cHe is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Bopp effectively argued that the committee had no legitimate use for the information.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost importantly, Congress does not have the constitutional power to impose ethics rules and standards on the Supreme Court,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

If Democrats see themselves as being stonewalled, they could step up their efforts and even try to subpoena records from Mr. Crow, a move that Mr. Durbin has so far been reluctant to take.<\/p>\n

A subpoena could prompt a significant test of the separation of powers and the authority of Congress to impose rules on the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Background<\/span><\/h3>\n

Reporting by ProPublica and others found that Justice Thomas had for years been provided luxury travel by Mr. Crow, who also purchased real estate from him and paid private school tuition for his relative \u2014 arrangements that were not reported on the justice\u2019s financial disclosures. Justice Thomas has said he did not think he had to report the travel because of an exemption for personal hospitality from friends.<\/p>\n

Members of the Supreme Court have said they are not bound by the disclosure rules that apply to the rest of the federal judiciary but voluntarily abide by them. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. declined an invitation to appear before the committee this month to discuss ethics requirements for the court.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Next<\/span><\/h3>\n

Mr. Durbin said the committee would quickly respond \u201cmore fully\u201d to Mr. Crow\u2019s position and would \u201ccontinue to seek a substantive response to our information requests in order to craft and advance the targeted ethics legislation needed to help restore trust in the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, again voting as a member of the Judiciary Committee after a monthslong absence, Mr. Durbin could conceivably muster a majority for a subpoena. Republicans on the panel have accused Democrats of unfairly attacking the justices because of the court\u2019s current conservative majority.<\/p>\n

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