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One Supreme Court justice accepted more than $4,300 in concert tickets from Bad Bunny’s record label during a private trip to Puerto Rico last year, while several other justices collected millions in book deals and other outside income, according to financial disclosures.
The annual reports released on Monday cover activity in 2025 for eight of the nine justices. Justice Samuel Alito received a 90-day extension to file his disclosure.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor reported receiving concert tickets valued at $4,333 from Puerto Rican record label Rimas Entertainment, stating the company “provided tickets for a concert for me and guests while I was on a private trip to Puerto Rico in August 2025.”
Sotomayor’s disclosure did not identify which concert she attended. Rimas Entertainment represents several artists, including global music star Bad Bunny, who was holding a residency with more than 30 shows in San Juan during that period.
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The disclosures also showed four justices earned more than $2 million combined in book payments during the year.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported receiving a $1.18 million book advance from Penguin Random House for her memoir, “Lovely One,” published in 2024. The payment came after she disclosed nearly $2.07 million in book advance income from the same publisher the previous year.
Jackson also reported receiving a painting valued at $2,500 from Chicago artists Paul Branton and Kristen Williams. The portrait, titled “Worthy,” is displayed in her Supreme Court chambers.
Sotomayor disclosed $88,100 in royalties from Penguin for her children’s books, “Turning Pages” and “Just Ask!” Her filing noted those figures reflected earnings after her literary agent’s commission and that the publisher spent $7,473 to support sales of her book “Just Shine!”
Justice Amy Coney Barrett reported earning $849,071 in royalties tied to her 2025 book, “Listening to the Law.”
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Justice Neil Gorsuch disclosed $300,361 in book royalties, primarily from HarperCollins, which recently published the children’s book he co-authored, “Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence.”
Several justices also reported income from teaching positions.
Barrett and Justice Brett Kavanaugh each earned $33,285 for teaching at the University of Notre Dame Law School, where both serve as adjunct professors.
Chief Justice John Roberts reported receiving $25,000 from New England Law after teaching a two-week course in Galway, Ireland. Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed $18,000 in teaching income from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, while Gorsuch reported $30,380 for teaching at George Mason University.
The financial disclosure reports have come under increasing public scrutiny in recent years after revelations that some justices failed to disclose luxury travel and certain real estate transactions, prompting calls from lawmakers and ethics advocates for greater transparency and stricter oversight of the Supreme Court.
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