Thomas previously told Bloomberg that it was OK for him to accept gifts from Harlan Crow because the GOP mega-donor did not have "business before the court."
But the 2004 appeal ties the Crow family name to a case that did come before the Supreme Court: In January 2005, the court denied the appeal petition, a $25 million copyright claim brought by an architecture firm against Trammell Crow Residential Co., a development company that's part of the real estate empire built by Crow's father. The Supreme Court's decision ultimately benefitted Trammell Crow Residential.
Clarence Thomas didn't recuse in case tied to Harlan Crow: Bloomberg
An appeal involving a company in Harlan Crow's real estate empire contradicted Clarence Thomas' claim that Crow had no business before the court.www.businessinsider.com
carry on
Dodge on, pedoscott.