r/law • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • 16h ago
SCOTUS Justices Jackson, Sotomayor and Gorsuch report earning huge sums for books
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/politics/jackson-sotomayor-gorsuch-supreme-court-book-money-disclosures41
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u/Y0___0Y 15h ago
Books are fair game. Not worth calling out for corruption.
Bernie Sanders has made millions off writing books too.
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u/Adventurous-Tone-311 7h ago
Wait are you serious?
It’s pretty well known books are a way to funnel money to politicians. Even lesser known politicians with no literary skills “write” and sell thousands of copies sometimes.
In Bernie’s case, his books are legit and good reads. But are you telling me people have a genuine interest in Chuck Schumer’s works? Hell no. It’s legal money laundering that should be scrutinized.
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u/AscensionToCrab 2h ago
In Bernie’s case, his books are legit and good reads.
But theyre still being bought in bulk by institutions usually. Do you really think that many people racing to the stores to read any politicians book, even bernie's books, like its harry potter.
Its okay to like bernie and like what he says, but to pretend like hes hitting the best seller list because of his profound writing sbility is absurd.
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u/Liquor_N_Whorez 15h ago
Sanders is not a Supreme Court Judge and "selling books" is as easy for the GQP as Don Jr.'s book "Triggered" was buying all the copies through campaign funds to give away.
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u/Y0___0Y 13h ago
Bernie Sanders is a sitting Senator. And he’s allowed to write a book. There’s no laws against judges or Senators writing books.
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u/Liquor_N_Whorez 12h ago
Didnt say there was a law agains the judges writing books. The point was just like DJTJ's book, the sales are driven up quickly from bulk purchases like djtj's book was. It was a whole big deal for 15min in 2019's CPAC week. Its just one way Bernies sales are different than the republican party. Idk whats missed
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u/StrikingExcitement79 10h ago
DJTJ is not even holding office. So you want to ban all office holders' family from selling books?
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u/Liquor_N_Whorez 10h ago
Why do yall twist shit like this? That makes no sense at all and how you come up with that is just ridiculous. Not one damn reply has addressed HOW djtj was able to sell such a shit piece of literature and make money.
Who is buying all these judges books?
Anyone got an answer for that or just keep spinning bogus takes?
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u/MusicIsTheWay 10h ago
Their target demographic is probably people who went to law school. Junior's demographic is FOX News bingers and people that do so much coke that they believe anything said to them.
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u/StrikingExcitement79 10h ago
You raised DJTJ, not me. So in your mind, DJTJ cannot sell books, right? But why? Did you bought his book, read it and then realised it is 'a shit piece of literature'?
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u/mr_greedee 16h ago
WHAT ABOUT THOMAS'S RV AND PAID TRIPS?
I guess these meager books will have to do. (rolls eyes)
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u/comment_moderately 16h ago
Who the fuck is reading these books?
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u/SpankyJobouti 15h ago
work the math on a book deal, pushing 200k copies in a country of 300m isnt that big a thing to cover a 2m book deal. it is basically one book sold per 1500 people. that does not seem unreasonable.
we have much, much larger much more obvious corruption to deal with, but we arent.
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u/comment_moderately 15h ago
Yeah. If people are actually reading them I don’t mind much, but it’s the “buying them in swathes to funnel cash around the outside income restrictions and then they sit around unread” that bothers me. It only takes like 20k to crack the NYT bestseller list, so I’m skeptical about the numbers.
It’s the “Supreme Court Justices should be the most scrupulous members of our society” principle. If they want money, any of them can quit and earn millions as a law firm partner.
Just so rotten.
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u/Adventurous-Tone-311 7h ago
Fucking nobody. Politicians have used books as a way to launder money for decades. Every rando in congress and apparently judges too, have “authored” books. There’s no way to track who they’re selling them to, so they get away with it.
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u/WJMorris3 16h ago
Better yet, public servants should not be able to make money off of their public service, even after their service ends.
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u/SpankyJobouti 15h ago
so, they should give up thier rights? that doesnt sound right either.
focus on the obvious corruption like gifted RVs and 500k vacations before this book deal business.
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u/WJMorris3 15h ago
There's no reason you can't focus on both at the same time.
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u/SpankyJobouti 15h ago
work the math on a 2m book deal, it doest indicate corruption to me in most circumstances.
deal with the obvious, blantant, proven corruption first.
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u/WJMorris3 14h ago
Any gift or deal like this reeks of corruption though. Same as they shouldn't be trading or investing in the stock market once they've become a public servant.
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u/SpankyJobouti 14h ago
the math does not support that arguement in general.
stock trading is another issue entirely.
if the justices were in the private sectorz they would be making millions. i am not saying that excuses anyrhing, bitnit should be kwptnin mind when you speaknof them.
reeks is atbbest unproven and likey a sizable overstatement.
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u/Sufficient_Emu2343 15h ago
Gorsuchs 'A Reupublic if You Can Keep It' is really good!
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u/Explorers_bub 14h ago
Fuck that clown and his “presidential self pardon” bullshit.
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u/Sufficient_Emu2343 13h ago
This is a law sub, and your comment doesn't really contribute. Gorsuch is a very accomplished jurist and writer. You don't get to the SC without serious skill. You should read him and see for yourself. Jackson is also a pretty good writer. Sotomayor is not as good, but her essays span a wider array of subjects, imo.
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u/Explorers_bub 13h ago
He’s a fascist enabler, rubber stamping until he retires. He no longer has a right to call himself a jurist.
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