Lately, the delegitimaters have concentrated their fire-not for the first time-on Justice Clarence Thomas.
Last year a series of press accounts portrayed Justice Thomas's wife as a right-wing activist.
The latest story alleging Justice Thomas's wrongdoing, and thus the Supreme Court's "Illegitimacy," concerns the justice's friend Harlan Crow.
The account didn't bother to note that under the law then in effect Justice Thomas wasn't required to report the trips.
The reporters note that "The court periodically hears major cases that directly impact the real estate industry," but this tenuous inference tellingly avoids mentioning how Justice Thomas came down in those "Periodic" cases, never mind how they might indirectly affect Mr. Crow's interests.
Justice Thomas should have reported the sale and didn't, but the filing instructions were unclear and it was an honest mistake.
The effort to smear Justice Thomas has turned into an effort to smear his friend Mr. Crow.
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