justices revealed that members earned a total of $1.5 million in book income last year, went on previously undisclosed trips dating back to 2019, and scored free concert tickets to see Beyonce, according to documents released Friday by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
Jackson also detailed that she received four tickets from Beyonce valued at $3,711.84, and she received artwork for her chambers from Lonnie Holley, Dr. Kathi Earles-Ross, and Howard University scholars for a combined value of $12,500. Meanwhile, Sotomayor also dabbled in art and creativity by earning $1,879 from Fred Rogers Productions for a voiceover performance on an episode of the animated showOther justices reported income from teaching opportunities at various colleges. Gorsuch earned the most in this category with a $29,798 payment from teaching at George Mason University, in addition to Kavanaugh earning $25,000 from the University of Notre Dame Law School. Justice Amy Coney Barrett received $14,947 from Notre Dame.
Thomas’s filing also included an amendment to his 2019 disclosure involving a cruise he took in Bali, Indonesia, aboard GOP megadonor‘s yacht and a trip with Crow to California. Thomas said that Crow covered the cost of food and lodging. In April 2023, Thomas became the target of extensivereports accusing the justice of failing to report his trips with Crow, which Democrats have used in a campaign to undermine the legitimacy of the high court’s conservative majority.
Justice Samuel Alito was the only justice to ask for a 90-day extension to file his form. All of the other high court members’ forms released on Friday were dated May 15.