1. Transparency International. “Corruption Perceptions Index 2024.” Transparency International, February 11, 2025. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024 Describes the 2024 CPI results and country scores, including the United States.
2. Transparency International. Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 Report (PDF). February 11, 2025. https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/CPI2024_Report_EN_EMBARGOED.pdf Full methodological and analytical report for CPI 2024, including regional trends and U.S. score.
3. Transparency International. “CPI 2023 Methodology (Technical Note).” Transparency International, December 2023 (updated). https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023/methodology Technical documentation on sources, standardization to 0–100, and confidence intervals used in CPI scoring.
4. Freedom House. Freedom in the World 2025: Democracy Under Siege. Freedom House, 2025. https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2025 Global report noting the 19th consecutive year of decline in freedom and its implications.
5. Financial Action Task Force (FATF). “Strengthening the International Standards on the Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons.” FATF, 2023–2024. https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/topics/beneficial-ownership-and-transparency/legal-persons.html Explains tightened global standards for beneficial ownership transparency influencing due diligence.
6. Supreme Court of the United States. Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (PDF). November 13, 2023. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/Code-of-Conduct-for-Justices_November_13_2023.pdf Official text of the Court’s ethics code adopted in 2023.
7. Congressional Research Service. “The Supreme Court Adopts a Code of Conduct.” Legal Sidebar LSB11078, November 17, 2023. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11078 Explains that the Justices’ code contains no independent enforcement mechanism.
8. Mierjeski, Alex, and Joshua Kaplan. “Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From a GOP Megadonor.” ProPublica, April 6, 2023. https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow Investigative report including the line that Thomas accepted “luxury trips virtually every year.”
9. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). “FinCEN Removes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons.” Press Release, March 21, 2025. https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-removes-beneficial-ownership-reporting-requirements-us-companies-and-us Announces the interim final rule narrowing BOI reporting.
10. Federal Register. “Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement: Revision and Deadline Extension.”90 Fed. Reg. (Mar. 26, 2025). https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/26/2025-05199/beneficial-ownership-information-reporting-requirement-revision-and-deadline-extension Legal text of the FinCEN interim final rule exempting domestic entities.
11. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). “Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting—BOI.” Updated March 26, 2025. https://www.fincen.gov/boi Agency guidance page reflecting narrowed scope and deadlines for foreign reporting companies.
12. Reuters. “U.S. Treasury Won’t Require Ownership Reporting from U.S. Firms Under AML Law.” March 26, 2025.