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has not confirmed the propublica report. that tuition money now adding to a growing list of unreported perks propublica says crow paid for, including luxury vacations for thomas, a portion of his wife s salary, and thomas family home, allowing his mother to live rent-free. tonight no comment from thomas, who previously said he was advised he did not need to report those other gifts from crow, a long-time friend who see head had no business before the court. crow s office saying he has long been passionate about the quality of education, but democrats are demanding a formal ethics code for justices. the reputation of the supreme court is at stake here. reporter: while republicans argue democrats are bitter about decisions from the court s conservative majority. he has obviously been targeted because he is a conservative black man. reporter: without republican support, nothing will pass in congress. it s up to the justices to act or not. lester? all right, laura, thanks. now
those who don t go to shelters often end up on the subway. stephanie, have we heard from neely s family? lester, we ve heard from his aunt. she set up a gofundme page. on it, she says she loves her nephew. she describes him as a talented man, a dancer. she said the family wants justice for him. lester? stephanie gosk, thank you. supreme court justice clarence thomas is in the spotlight again with a new report he did not disclose that a billionaire friend paid tuition for one of his relatives. laura jarrett explains. reporter: tonight, supreme court justice clarence thomas facing more ethics questions after a propublica report that top republican donor harlan crow picked up the private school tuition tab for thomas grand nephew, who he raised as his son. federal law requires justices to report gifts, but thomas did not disclose crow s tuition payment, yet he did report one made by somebody else in 2002. nbc news has confirmed