Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court Conflict of Interest with Billionaire Friend Harlan Crow.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not recuse himself from a 2004 appeal involving a company owned by Harlan Crow, a GOP mega-donor and friend of Thomas, despite previously stating that Crow had no business before the court. The case ultimately benefited the company, Trammell Crow Residential. Thomas is currently under scrutiny for accepting gifts and trips from Crow without disclosing them. While Thomas' conduct did not violate any Supreme Court code of conduct, legal ethics experts suggest that it could prompt the court to adopt a code of conduct or use the code applied to other federal judges.