Supreme Court Justices' finances show overseas travel, book royalties, gifts

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Washington (CNN) -- From five continents to nearly three dozen states, the justices of the Supreme Court remain busy travelers, and relatively well off financially.

Eight of the nine members of the high court released their annual financial disclosure forms Wednesday, showing book income for Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer, and some unusual gifts to Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Sotomayor reported two gifts from friends: fine china worth $1,400 and a "translucent composite print" from artist Robert Weingarten.

"During 2011 many people sent me gifts of books, art, jewelry and trinkets," explained Sotomayor in her form. "I have no reason to believe that any of those items exceeded the $335 limit" requiring separate, itemized reporting of their value

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Full article here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/us/scotus-justices-finances/index.html

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1. Isn't it Curious?

Do you not find it curious that the rules of behavior and ethics are much more lax than those for all other federal judges.