Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee are asking Supreme Court Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to come testify before the panel about Supreme Court ethics.
Sen. Richard Durbin, Illinois Democrat, sent a letter to Justice Roberts on Thursday, asking him — or another justice he designates — to join in the discussion.“Your last significant discussion of howjustices address ethical issues was presented in your 2011 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary. Since then, there has been a steady stream of revelations regarding justices falling short of the ethical standards expected of other federal judges and, indeed, of public servants generally,” Mr.
The same committee sent Justice Roberts a letter last week asking him to probe Justice Clarence Thomas’ gifts and travel after a report was published by ProPublica that he accepted lavish trips from GOP donor Harlan Crow.court“Harlan and Kathy Crow are among our dearest friends, and we have been friends for over 25 years.
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