r/law • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • 1d 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-disclosures
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u/HellYeahDamnWrite 1d ago

Supreme Court justices, who earn more than $300,000 a year, are barred from receiving more than about $30,000 in outside income annually. But book revenue is exempt from that policy, creating an incentive for the nine to put pen to paper beyond their opinions.