Things that make one go DUH.......This is an entirely different matter from Thomas' chronic issues with the Court's own ethical standards.

Liberal SCOTUS Justice Took $3M From Book Publisher, Didn’t Recuse From Its Cases
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to recuse herself from a court case involving book publisher Penguin Random House despite having been paid millions by the firm for her books, making it by far her largest source of income, records show.