Congress is considering legislative action on ethical standards at the Supreme Court after reports about gifts and financial arrangements Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from GOP donor Harlan Crow.
to answer questions from the panel in-person. Instead, he attached to a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin a three-page"Statement of Ethics Principles" signed by the nine justices, to which Roberts said they all adhere.
"At the same time, there are concerns about ethical issues that are not illegitimate concerns and that have come up before, to be sure," Gertner continued."The combination of those two factors it seems to me cries out for change, and yes, Biden should be someone who weighs in on this. The Congress should weigh in on this."
"A code of conduct for the Court would bring the Court into line with the lower federal courts and demonstrate its dedication to an ethical culture, beyond existing statements that the Justices voluntarily consult the Code," the commission's report read.of its findings to Mr. Biden in December 2021, but nearly 18 months later, he has yet to publicly address its findings.
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