Among others, in this photo are Justices Louis Brandeis (creator of the constitutional right to privacy) and Harlan Stone (Future Chief Justice and created the ‘rational basis test’). He decided to sneak a camera into the Supreme Court by faking that he had a broken arm so that he could hide his camera inside his sling.Īs we can see, Salomon was able to snap a nice shot, which was later published in Fortune magazine and captioned as the first photo ever made showing the Supreme Court in session.Ĭhief Justice Charles Evans Hughes is the one in the middle with the big bushy mustache. The first photo was taken in 1932 by a German photographer named Erich Salomon. Although the Court has never allowed cameras in its courtroom, it does allow audio recordings of oral arguments and opinions. The Supreme Court of the United States does not allow cameras in the courtroom when the court is in session, a policy which is the subject of much debate. There are only two known photos in existence taken inside the US Supreme Court while in session.

Erich Salomon faked a broken arm so he could hide a camera in his cast. I do not think that this Court any longer has any legitimacy, especially after the Supreme Court leak last year.Illegal picture taken inside the US Supreme Court in 1932. “I know that there are calls for Chief Justice Roberts to initiate an investigation. “I do believe that Chief Justice John Roberts must now come forward and state if he allows, and is allowing this kind of very serious corruption to happen on this court,” she said. She has already called for Thomas’ impeachment and on Sunday said the justice’s actions indicate other consequences for the court. The news sparked outrage among Ocasio-Cortez and many of her Democratic colleagues. In his statement, Thomas promised to follow those restrictions moving forward. New regulations were put into place on March 14 by a Judicial Conference committee to require Supreme Court justices and federal judges to disclose complimentary trips and any other such gifts.

ProPublica estimated the cost of one vacation as more than $500,000. Thomas issued his statement Friday after ProPublica reported that Crow had paid for multiple trips for the justice and his wife, which included the use of Crow’s yacht, private jet and Adirondacks resort, among other gifts.

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