Why America's Ginni Thomas problem is more complicated than it seems

We continue to get more disturbing details about the steps Ginni Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, took to try to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. [View in browser]( [Image]( September 5, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] America's Ginni Thomas problem is more complicated than it seems by Jessica Levinson We continue to get more disturbing details about the steps Ginni Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, took to try to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. Those efforts included texts to the White House and email messages to election-denying Republicans in battleground states Donald Trump lost. But as problematic as Ginni Thomas’ advocacy was, Jessica Levinson argues, a mandatory code of ethics would be unwise and unenforceable. “Among other issues,” Levison writes, “there is the question of who would enforce a code of conduct that applies to that court. Would it be other members of the Supreme Court? Some uber supreme court that oversees the actual Supreme Court? That would be unconstitutional.” Read Jessica Levinson's [full analysis]( in your Monday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Trump's documents on the floor]( [Joyce Vance]( [Trump's documents defense is a distraction. But that distraction has consequences.]( As always, Trump is willing to save himself at the expense of the public’s confidence in essential institutions. [Read more.]( [A photo of Biden]( [Hayes Brown]( [Democrats running away from Biden could easily fall flat]( Biden is on a roll this summer — but wary Democrats are still unsure if they want him to campaign for them. [Read more.]( [A photo of Mike Lindell]( [Ja'han Jones]( So Mike Lindell also hawks prison chic slippers. How fitting.]( In addition to selling pillows, the election-denying entrepreneur also peddles hideous shoes. [Read more.]( [A photo of Merrick Garland]( [Steve Benen]( The Republicans' case against Merrick Garland is amazingly weak]( If GOP officials want their rhetoric about Garland to be taken seriously, they probably ought to think of something he’s actually done wrong. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Yasmin Vossoughian Reports]( [Trump's 'explicit endorsement' for QAnon and other conspiracy theories crosses a new line]( [A photo of Ginni Thomas]( [American Voices]( [Jan. 6 committee members urge Ginni Thomas to testify]( [A photo of a person holding water bottles]( [Cross Connection]( [Jackson water crisis enters another day with no solution in sight]( [A photo of Mary Peltola]( [Ayman Mohyeldin]( [Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in historic election upset](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] The pandemic has transformed the way work is done. For many, gone are the days of dressing up, commuting to an office, and working in-person five days a week. But with the broad availability of vaccines and boosters, as well as relaxed Covid guidelines, employers are increasingly encouraging employees to return to the office. Yet, not everyone wants to go back to the way things were. Eighty-seven percent of workers who have the chance to work flexibly take it, according to the American Opportunity Survey, conducted by McKinsey. Anne Helen Petersen is the author of four books including "Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home," which she co-wrote with Charlie Warzel. Petersen joins [WITHpod]( to discuss why the future isn't just about where we will work, but how. She also discusses the history of working from home, people returning to "ghost offices," why reverting to pre-pandemic workplace norms could be problematic and more.     [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)