Over a dozen Senate Democrats are backing a proposal to compel the Supreme Court to create or adopt an ethics code for justices by attaching language to next year's funding bill.
Whether the Supreme Court should adopt a formal ethics code and how exactly the code would be enforced has been an ongoing subject of debate and study within the court for years, theFifteen Senate Democrats, including Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , chair of both the Senate Budget and Judiciary committees, recently
"It is unacceptable that the Supreme Court has exempted itself from the accountability that applies to all other members of our federal courts, and I believe Congress should act to remedy this problem."The issue got a fresh round of attention on Thursday when ProPublica reported that Thomas has gone on luxury vacations paid for by Harlan Crow, a Dallas real estate magnate and big GOP donor, without disclosing them as required.
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