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&lt;p&gt;Justice Clarence Thomas has submitted amended financial disclosures to include information regarding his wife&amp;rsquo;s employment from the past six years, which Thomas claims had been &amp;ldquo;inadvertently omitted due to a misunderstanding of the filing instructions.&amp;rdquo; The amended disclosures reflect that Virginia Lamp Thomas held positions at both &lt;em&gt;The Heritage Foundation&lt;/em&gt; and Hillsdale College during this period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;max-width: 250px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; title=&quot;Clarence &amp;amp; Virginia Thomas&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vault.com/VCM/blogs/Clarence_&amp;amp;_Virginia_Thomas.png&quot; alt=&quot;Clarence &amp;amp; Virginia Thomas&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;A nonprofit advocacy organization, &lt;em&gt;Common Cause&lt;/em&gt;, called Thomas out for this financial blunder on Friday, and Thomas filed the amendments yesterday. But &lt;em&gt;Common Cause&amp;rsquo;s&lt;/em&gt; president Bob Edgar isn&amp;rsquo;t buying Thomas&amp;rsquo; explanation, especially given his position as a Supreme Court Justice, who &amp;ldquo;is called upon daily to understand and interpret the most complicated legal issues of our day and makes decisions that affect millions.&amp;rdquo; According to Edgar, &amp;ldquo;[i]t is hard to see how he could have misunderstood the simple directions of a federal disclosure form. We find his excuse is implausible.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And &lt;em&gt;Common Cause&lt;/em&gt; isn&amp;rsquo;t satisfied with Thomas&amp;rsquo; seven-page amendment either because it doesn&amp;rsquo;t include &lt;em&gt;Liberty Central&lt;/em&gt; as one of Ms. Thomas&amp;rsquo; employers.  &lt;em&gt;Liberty Central&lt;/em&gt; is a nonprofit organization founded by Virginia Thomas in 2009 which not only makes liberal use of underlining in its &lt;em&gt;About Us&lt;/em&gt; section but also strives &amp;ldquo;to harness the power of citizen voices, inform everyday Americans with knowledge, and activate them to preserve liberty.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So what&amp;rsquo;s the big deal? It&amp;rsquo;s just six years of employment that should have been disclosed under the &lt;em&gt;1978 Ethics in Government Act&lt;/em&gt;. Justices don&amp;rsquo;t even have to indicate how much their spouses have earned (but &lt;em&gt;Common Cause&lt;/em&gt; spilled Virginia Thomas&amp;rsquo; earnings at &lt;em&gt;The Heritage Foundation&lt;/em&gt; from 2003-2007, which total over $685k). The federal law can be such a pain sometimes, huh?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seriously, though, I&amp;rsquo;d like to think that a Supreme Court Justice wouldn&amp;rsquo;t intentionally ignore federal disclosure requirements, but I&amp;rsquo;d also like to think that a member of SCOTUS would understand the instructions on a federal filing form. I guess I&amp;rsquo;m out of luck.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New York Times source&lt;br&gt; Common Cause source&lt;br&gt; Liberty Central &amp;ldquo;About Us&amp;rdquo; section&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOLLOW VAULT LAW ON TWITTER! @VaultLaw&lt;br&gt; SIGN UP FOR VAULT&amp;rsquo;S LAW CAREER NEWSLETTER: VAULT&amp;rsquo;S VERDICT! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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