Tag: John Roberts
-
/
2616 SEEN/
Appeals court’s ruling in favor of ex-U.S. Rep. David Rivera may be fatal to FEC’s mission
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
When a federal appeals court threw out the Federal Election Commission’s $456,000 judgment against former Republican Miami congressman David Rivera last week, it may also have inflicted a mortal blow to the FEC. -
As U.S. Supreme Court’s workload drops, justices seek hefty budget increase to include 24-hour private security
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
While it’s gone largely unnoticed by the national media, the U.S. Supreme Court’s workload fell again with a sharp 22 percent decrease in the number of cases filed in the court’s paid docket – even as Chief Justice John Roberts is asking Congress for a 22 percent increase in the court’s budget, to $140 million. -
8 Florida federal judges had illegal stock ownership conflicts
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Eight of Florida’s federal judges had financial interests in one or more of their cases, according to a blockbuster newspaper report that identified 131 judicial scofflaws across the nation. -
/
4309 SEEN/
Supreme Court justices earn quarter-million on the side; Read their disclosure reports
By Reity O’Brien
Center for Public Integrity
Between legalizing gay marriage and sparring over campaign finance limits, the U.S. Supreme Court kept busy — and made money — outside the marbled halls of One First Street last year. -
/
9588 SEEN/
Majority of Supreme Court justices are millionaires; Ginsburg, Breyer top list of wealthiest
By Reity O’Brien
Center for Public Integrity
At least five and perhaps as many as eight of the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court are millionaires according to recently released financial disclosures, and only two hold any consumer debt.
Support Florida Bulldog
If you believe in the value of watchdog journalism please make your tax-deductible contribution today.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible.
Join Our Email List
Florida Bulldog delivers fact-based watchdog reporting as a public service that’s essential to a free and democratic society. We are nonprofit, independent, nonpartisan, experienced. No fake news here.