Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received concert tickets from singer Beyoncé and a nearly $900,000 advance payment for a forthcoming book, according to a disclosure form that was made public on Friday. Justice Jackson signed her book contract soon after taking her seat in 2022. The book, "Lovely One," is slated to be published in September.She was provided with four concert tickets worth a total of $3,711.84, the form stated. It was among three gifts she received in 2023, the disclosure said, which revealed also she received $12,500 worth of artwork.
Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Sonia Sotomayor also reported income from books they have published or will publish.
An amended disclosure, dated March 15 and made public on Friday, also showed that Justice Clarence Thomas made one trip on July 12, 2019, to Bali, Indonesia. The other trip was from July 18 to July 21, 2019. The location was Monte Rio, California.
Previously, some critics of the U.S. Supreme Court have called for stricter reporting requirements from the justices. Some have said that they shouldn’t be able to accept gifts at all.
In November 2023, the Supreme Court announced its first code of conduct governing the ethical behavior of the justices amid outside pressure after it was revealed that they took undisclosed vacations and trips.