Friday, June 10, 2005

The Millionaires Who Interpret the Constitution

The annual disclosures, released Friday, painted a picture of a prosperous group on the nation's highest court, with at least six of the nine justices holding more than $1 million in assets: Justices O'Connor, Stephen G. Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter and John Paul Stevens.
None of the justices reported receiving gifts, although three of them - Justices Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Anthony M. Kennedy - received more than $20,000 in side money for limited teaching duty at law schools. Two others, Justice O'Connor and Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, picked up thousands more in book royalties.
The financial holdings that justices report include gifts and earnings, as well as some details of reimbursements they receive for travel. They do not include their homes and some other accounts.
Justice Souter was also among the richest of the justices, with holdings of about $5 million to $25 million, due in part to stock that benefited from a bank merger in his home state, New Hampshire.

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