Supreme Court justices disclose book deals, travel and Bad Bunny concert tickets
U.S. Supreme Court justices revealed receiving concert tickets, paintings, book deals and trips abroad in financial disclosures for 2025 made available last week by the federal judiciary. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. Supreme Court justices revealed receiving concert tickets, paintings, book deals and trips abroad in financial disclosures for 2025 made available last week by the federal judiciary.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor received $4,333 concert tickets from the music label of Latin pop star and rapper Bad Bunny during a trip in August to Puerto Rico. Sotomayor also received a free trip to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic to receive the World Peace and Liberty Award from the World Jurist Association.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, meanwhile, reported receiving a $2,500 painting for her chambers in 2025, along with a $1.18 million book advance from Penguin Random House.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett received $850,000 in copyright royalties from the Javelin Group, while Justice Neil Gorsuch disclosed $300,000 in royalty income from Harper Collins in 2025. Gorsuch also taught a course in Prague, Czechia, for George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. Barrett attended a judicial forum in Oxford, United Kingdom, last July.
Eight of the nine justices disclosed their 2025 additional income and gifts as required. Justice Samuel Alito was granted a 90-day extension to file his financial disclosure report, according to a story by NBC News.
Law.com also had coverage.
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