Justice Samuel Alito has disclosed receiving $900 concert tickets from German princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis in his latest financial disclosure, made public on Friday. According to the financial disclosure form, Alito reported no reimbursements for travel-related expenses in 2023.
Each U.S. Supreme Court justice is mandated to submit a financial disclosure form by May 15 annually, though extensions up to 90 days are permissible. The disclosures, which aim to reveal potential conflicts of interest and ensure compliance with ethical standards, often provide only basic financial information. Alito’s form, which he filed after using the 90-day extension, also detailed his honorary roles, which include advisory positions at the Center for the Constitution and Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the Franciscan Monastery for the Holy Land.
In his 2022 disclosure, Alito had reported reimbursed travel for teaching a class at Duke University and a trip to Rome covered by Notre Dame Law School. Broader interest in the justices’ financial disclosures spiked following ProPublica’s 2023 report on Justice Clarence Thomas’s unreported luxury travels funded by billionaire Harlan Crow. Similarly, Alito’s earlier non-disclosure of a private jet trip to Alaska, facilitated by billionaire Paul Singer, raised questions, as Singer’s hedge fund appeared before the court several times after that trip.
While the form specifies the value of the concert tickets gifted by von Thurn und Taxis, it does not disclose who performed at the event. Von Thurn und Taxis is noted as a Catholic activist and proselyte, according to a recent article in Tatler.
Additionally, Alito continues to have a diverse investment portfolio, which includes mutual funds and shares in individual companies such as Molson Coors, 3M, Abbott Laboratories, Boeing, Caterpillar, and Dow; some of these companies have business before the court.
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