Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal concert tickets from Bad Bunny's label, millions in book payments

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.ALITO BLASTS LATEST SCOTUS BALLOT RULING AS INVITATION TO 'VOTER FRAUD' RISKSBad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Feb.8, 2026.
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)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.King Felipe VI of Spain receives Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of The Supreme Court of the United States, at Zarzuela Palace on March 04, 2024, in Madrid, Spain.(Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images...