The Latest Breaking News from the Judicial Conference

"It is Congress that decides how cases should be assigned in the inferior courts and Congress has already spoken on this issue in an enacted statute."

We should wait until we know what (if anything) is happening.

There would need to be an exception to a rule barring cameras and microphones in federal courtrooms to make it happen, but House Democrats and Trump's own lawyer are pushing for a televised trial.

WASHINGTON — The federal courts’ policymaking body in 2011 mishandled ethics complaints surrounding financial disclosures by Justice Clarence Thomas, a sitting federal judge testified Wednesday.

Last week Senator Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice Roberts to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Despite my hope that the Chief would send Justice Breyer, Roberts respectfully declined Durbin's invitation. And he sent a letter explaining his decision. The letter is short--only one page--but Roberts packs a lot in…

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

WASHINGTON — A request by Senate Democrats that Chief Justice John Roberts investigate possible ethics violations by Justice Clarence Thomas has instead been referred to a judicial panel, prompting a renewed request for Roberts to testify on the matter.

Campaign Legal Center says that the ethics issue has “historic implications far beyond one Supreme Court justice”