Two senators from opposite sides of the aisle have introduced a bill to enforce a code of conduct on the Supreme Court, saying it could restore public confidence in the institution.
The bill would require the justices to implement a code of ethics that’s available to the public within one year of the legislation being enacted, and theCurrently, justices are not bound by a code like lower court judges. The lack of ethical requirements has become a sticking point for the left, as news broke in recent weeks about JusticeSenate Democrats asked Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat and Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, sent a letter to Chief Justice Roberts last week, asking him — or another justice he designates — to join a May 2 hearing about legislation to establish a code of conduct for the
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