On our Political Scene Podcast, JaneMayerNYer discusses the integrity of the Supreme Court and Justice Clarence Thomas’s proximity to money and power. Listen here.
, have accepted large gifts from politically connected donors. A deepening public distrust in the integrity of the Supreme Court, Mayer thinks, is dangerous for democracy.
“The glue that holds us together is the rule of law in this country,” she says. “People have to believe when they go in front of a court—and in particular the Supreme Court—that they’re getting a fair shake . . . that it’s justice that’s going to prevail.”
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