Supreme Court
Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
  • Justice Clarence Thomas is at the center of a scandal involving a billionaire subsidizing his lifestyle.
  • Chief Justice John Roberts' wife has made millions as a legal recruiter from firms who argue at the court.
  • Land deals, mysterious debts, book deals, it's an ethical minefield at the court right now. 

Americans already had a dismal view of the Supreme Court. Now, the nation's highest court is confronting an ethics debacle that has thrusted the already bruised institution further into the headlines.