Supreme Court disclosures reveal outside income
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Supreme Court justices earned millions from books, teaching and other outside income in 2025, newly released financial disclosures show.
Why it matters: The disclosures provide one of the public's few windows into justices' outside income, gifts and financial relationships as ethics scrutiny of the court persists.
By the numbers: Four of the eight justices who reported outside income disclosed more than $2 million in combined royalties, according to the disclosures released Monday.
Zoom in: Highlights from the disclosures include:
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jackson was the court's highest-earning author. The liberal justice earned more than $1.1 million for her bestselling memoir, "Lovely One," which was published in 2024.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
The liberal justice made about $89,000 in royalties from two children's books.
- The court's first Hispanic and first Puerto Rican justice disclosed accepting more than $4,000 in concert tickets from Bad Bunny's record label, Rimas Entertainment, during what she described as "a private trip to Puerto Rico in August 2025."
Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett earned more than $849,000 in royalties for her book, "Listening to the Law."
- The conservative justice also received $33,285 in teaching income from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Justice Neil Gorsuch
The conservative justice made about $300,000 in royalties for his books and earned more than $30,000 teaching at George Mason University.
Justice Clarence Thomas
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law paid the conservative justice $18,000 for teaching at the private Roman Catholic research university.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
The conservative justice earned $33,285 from teaching at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Chief Justice John Roberts
The conservative chief justice disclosed receiving $25,000 in teaching income from Boston-based New England Law.
What we're watching: Justice Samuel Alito received an extension to file his disclosure, continuing a practice from previous years.
