[Opinion] Justices’ lucrative book deals deserve more scrutiny

Justices’ lucrative book deals deserve more scrutiny

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff.It was around the time the justices crossed the $10 million threshold in book earnings that I started to change my mind about the whole enterprise.But let's back up a bit. By statute, the chief justice has an annual salary of $320,700 and the associate justices $306,600. On top of that, ethi…