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It'll take a bit longer before we get our latest look at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' finances.
The conservative justice, who's been harshly criticized after ProPublica revealed he went on multiple undisclosed luxury vacations with billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow, got an extension to file his financial disclosure documents, the federal courts confirmed on Wednesday.
Thomas now has up to 90 more days to file his disclosures, according to the Administrative Office of the US Courts. Fellow Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito also asked for and received an extension, the court office said.
The other seven justices on the nation's highest court all submitted their forms on time.
The Supreme Court justices are under stricter ethics rules this year to publicly reveal more gifts, trips, or meals they may have accepted from organizations or businesses. The updated ethics rules were quietly adopted in March by a committee of the Judicial Conference, the courts' policymaker, according to the Washington Post.
Thomas has come under fire after he failed to disclose years worth of lavish vacations around the world paid for by Crow, a longtime conservative donor.
ProPublica also revealed in bombshell reports that Crow bought Thomas' mother's house and is allowing her to live there rent-free; he also reportedly paid for a child in Thomas' care to attend private schools.
Crow told ProPublica that he and Thomas are just "dear friends" and that they never discussed Supreme Court business. Thomas has insisted he didn't violate disclosure rules by not publicly disclosing the expensive gifts.
