The plan would likely only let the Supreme Court use some of its funding if it adopts an ethical code.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen is trying to use Congress’ spending power as a way to force the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, theMonday, as the court has been widely criticized for not having a binding ethics code in light of justices’ perceived conflicts of interest.Van Hollen, who oversees the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that controls the Supreme Court’s budget, told thehe plans to use a congressional spending bill to persuade the court to adopt a binding code of ethics.
While federal judges in lower courts are bound by a code of ethics that bars conflicts of interest and other potential issues, Supreme Court justices do not have any such restrictions, which has become heavily controversial.notes that similar efforts in the past have put language into spending bills that says part of the funding an agency receives can only be used if they do something that lawmakers want, like imposing a code of ethics.
Whether or not Van Hollen’s plan can pass remains to be seen—it would also have to pass the Republican-controlled House, and thereports key GOP lawmakers are “noncommittal” on the proposal, including Rep. Steve Womack , who oversees the House subcommittee that controls the Supreme Court’s budget in that chamber.The Supreme Court’s “refusal to adopt such standards has contributed to eroding public confidence in the highest court in the land,” Van Hollen said in a statement to the.
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