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Yachting and private jets: This US Supreme Court judge is under fire for 'cartoonish' behaviour

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing criticism after it was revealed he reportedly accepted years of luxury travel trips from a billionaire Republican.

A man wearing glasses looking away from the camera.

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reportedly accepted years of luxury travel trips from billionaire Republican, Harlan Crow. Source: AAP, AP / J. Scott Applewhite

 

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Clarence Thomas reportedly accepted luxury travel trips from billionaire Republican, Harlan Crow.

The US Supreme Court justice is said to have gone yachting in New Zealand, and on private jet flights.

Justice Thomas is the longest-serving justice on the US Supreme Court.

United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted years of luxury travel trips from a billionaire Republican, according to a report, including yachting in New Zealand and private jet flights across the globe.

 

Staunch conservative Justice Thomas, the longest-serving justice on the court, went on one trip to Indonesia that alone was likely worth US$500,000 ($748,000) — paid for by real estate tycoon Harlan Crow, according to the non-profit ProPublica news outlet.

 

The ProPublica investigation, based on interviews and reviews of photographs and other documents, showed "the Supreme Court is the least accountable part of our government", legal reform action group Fix the Court said.