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Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court's Chief Justice John Roberts is refusing to testify in Congress about business dealings by two conservative justices and lavish gifts one received that have raised ethics issues.

The state has now adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, with slim exceptions up to six weeks' gestation in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency.

If Thomas doesn’t show up to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his ties to the Republican billionaire Crow, make the declination part of the rapidly growing record against the Supreme Court justice.

Washington (AFP) - US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was asked Thursday to testify to a Senate committee after news reports raised questions about conservative Justice Clarence Thomas's dealings with a real estate tycoon.

Lower courts had issued restrictions on access to the abortion pill, used in about half of all US abortions.

The five-day administrative stay from Justice Samuel Alito gives the Supreme Court time to consider the case next week.

As of April 1, 2023 all residents of British Columbia gained access to free prescription contraception. This includes the birth control pill, injections and implants, IUDs and emergency contraception known as Plan B or the “morning after” pill.

According to ProPublica, Thomas took undisclosed globe-trotting luxury trips, hosted or paid for by a big-time Republican donor. The revelations about Thomas add to the court’s substantial credibility woes.

Washington (AFP) - US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas defended himself Friday over accusations that he accepted years of luxury travel trips from a Republican billionaire, saying that it was "personal hospitality" that did not need to be registered.

Washington (AFP) - US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted years of luxury travel trips from a billionaire Republican, according to a report Thursday, including yachting in New Zealand and private jet flights across the globe.

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for decades accepted luxury trips from a Dallas businessman without publicly disclosing them despite a federal law requiring disclosure of most gifts, a media report said on Thursday, prompting Senate Democrats to call for an investigation.