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Thomas vote boosted benefactor's power

"The Crows used their fortune to buy access to and curry favor" with elites, one advocate said

Salon

Supreme Court ethics hearings face tough, but necessary, road to reform

The hearings, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, began this week and are perhaps the only vehicle, at this stage, to leverage public pressure that could lead to an ethics code for the nation’s highest court.

Chicago Sun-Times

There's a toxic brew of mistrust toward U.S. institutions. It's got real consequences

Republicans are lambasting Democrats' attempts at uniform ethics standards at the Supreme Court as partisan politics. It's just the latest chapter in a decline in national unity.

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Senate Democrats’ effort to overhaul Supreme Court ethics faces GOP opposition

Democrats hope to strengthen ethics rules governing the nine justices in the wake of reports that Justice Clarence Thomas accepted expensive vacations from a GOP donor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats call for new supreme court ethics rule amid Clarence Thomas scandal

Democrats accuse top US court of ‘lowest ethical standards’ but Republicans say criticism of Gorsuch and Thomas is unfounded

The Guardian - US

Will the Supreme Court have to answer to ethics rules? Lawmakers ask ‘how low can the court go?’

Democratic lawmakers want oversight and a binding code of conduct on the nation’s highest court

The Independent UK

US lawmakers hold hearing on Supreme Court ethics concerns

The hearing comes in the wake of several reports detailing failure by justices to report possible conflicts of interest.

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Senate panel splits on power to force Supreme Court ethics code - Roll Call

Senate Judiciary Democrats spent a hearing Tuesday making the case for legislation that would put the Supreme Court under an ethics code.

Roll Call

Supreme Court news: Cruz accuses Democrats of racist attacks on Thomas as Senate mulls ethics rules

Hearing comes after revelations expose ethics issues at the nation’s highest court

The Independent UK

Partisan divide drives Senate hearing on Supreme Court ethics

Senators heard from witnesses, ranging from judicial ethics experts to a former attorney general in the George W. Bush administration, but used their questioning to reinforce their own arguments.

WEKU

John Roberts' wife cashes in: docs

"At least some of her remarkable success as a recruiter has come because of her spouse's position": whistleblower

Salon

EPA needs tough regulation of greenhouse gas emissions at power plants

As soon as the EPA regulations are released, they will be open for public comment. Climate activists should show up to submit their thoughts and make their voices heard.

Chicago Sun-Times

Partisan clash expected during Supreme Court ethics hearing - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee will host a partisan clash Tuesday over the Supreme Court at a hearing on an ethics code for justices.

Roll Call

Supreme Court to decide major case on federal rule-making power - Roll Call

The Supreme Court will decide a challenge over how courts assess federal rule-making, setting up a major case on executive agency power.

Roll Call

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The Guardian - US

Leaked abortion draft made us ‘targets of assassination’, Samuel Alito says

US supreme court justice, who wrote Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe, denies claims he was responsible for leak in draft form

Reason

Supreme Court To Consider Whether Politicians Can Block You on Social Media

Plus: Missouri attempts to ban gender transition treatments for adults, another bad social media bill hits Congress, and more...

The Guardian - US

The US supreme court’s alleged ethics issues are worse than you probably realize

Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch have both been accused of ethics violations – and John Roberts refuses to discuss the matter with Congress

The Independent UK

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Gender gap persists at arguments

The Supreme Court wrapped up its arguments Wednesday with a case in which two of the three lawyers who took part are women

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Wearing partisan blinders about Clarence Thomas at the Wall Street Journal

The Journal’s James Taranto accuses Mitt Romney and me of “piling on” about Thomas, but it’s really a confession of blinkered partisanship on the part of WSJ, Mona Charen writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County officials must bring transformative change to juvenile detention center

We taxpayers must ensure that our money is spent in ways that support the dignity and humanity of the children in the system, an activist from LIVE FREE Illinois writes.

Reason

The Government Stole Her Home Equity Over an Unpaid Tax Bill. Will the Supreme Court Vindicate Her?

A win for Geraldine Tyler, who is now 94 years old, would be a win for property rights.

Salon

Roberts refuses to testify before Senate

Dems said the hearing will go on with or without the participation of Roberts or the other justices

Roll Call

Push for Supreme Court ethics code gets bipartisan boost - Roll Call

A pair of senators announced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to require the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code within a year.

The Guardian - US

Democrats condemn Roberts’ refusal to testify over US supreme court ethics row

Chief justice declined to face Senate judiciary committee after reports of Clarence Thomas’s ties with Republican megadonor

The Guardian - US

Chief Justice John Roberts declines to appear at Senate judiciary hearing

After reports of ties between Justice Clarence Thomas and a Republican donor, the Senate invited Roberts to testify about judicial ethics

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