Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, praised a religious-rights group for fighting Supreme Court reform

Ginni Thomas wrote that First Liberty’s opposition to court-reform proposals gave a boost to certain judges.

Thomas wrote in all caps: “YOU GUYS HAVE FILLED THE SAILS OF MANY JUDGES. CAN I JUST TELL YOU, THANK YOU SO, SO, so much” On a July 31 private call with donors, Kelly Shackelford read Thomas ’ email aloud on a call.

On the same call, he attacked Justice Elena Kagan as “treasonous” and “disloyal” after she endorsed an ethics code.

The push to change how the court functions grew after a series of ProPublica stories showed that wealthy Republican donors have showered Thomas and Alito with free gifts and travel that they failed to disclose.

First Liberty has been at the forefront of a decadeslong and successful effort to expand the First Amendment rights of religious groups.

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Shackelford: "This is a spiritual battle. The evil that will occur if we lose the rule of law is beyond.. what any of us can even think through".