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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 · May 3, 2023

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 · May 3, 2023

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 · May 3, 2023

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 · May 2, 2023

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 · May 2, 2023

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 · May 1, 2023

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 Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2023

Supreme Court on ethics issues: Not broken, no fix needed

The Supreme Court is speaking with one voice in response to recent criticism of the justices’ ethical practices: No need to fix what isn’t broken

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

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 · Apr 26, 2023

Roberts declines Senate request to testify on court ethics

Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing next week on ethical standards at the court, instead providing the panel with a statement of ethics reaffirmed by the court’s justices

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023