The House Judiciary Committee .
But the biggest bombshell came on Nov. 19 when The New York Times reported that Schenck, who has since renounced his conservative positions, wrote a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts in July alleging that Alito leaked the outcome of his decision in Hobby Lobby v. Burwell to two members of Schenck’s pressure campaign – Donald and Gail Wright – after Schenck asked them to learn it from the justice while dining at his house.
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Schenck’s letter came as part of Roberts’ investigation into another leak, that of Alito’s full opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the national right to an abortion. Roberts has not announced any new information about his investigation, and Schenck’s letter only came to light through The New York Times’ reporting.
These allegations are not the sole ethics woes the court faces. Thomas has faced repeated criticism for his refusal to recuse himself from decisions related to the House Jan. 6 Committee despite his wife, Ginni Thomas’ involvement in the plot to overthrow the elected government of President Joe Biden. Thomas has twice voted to block the release of text messages and other documents to the committee from people his wife was in contact with.
The House Judiciary Committee did not immediately respond to requests for details on the content of the Dec. 8 hearing.
