Lawmakers will share responsibility for the ethics mess at the Supreme Court if they don’t step in.
Tag: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Feinstein Returning to Senate, Bringing Democrats Back to Full Majority
The monthslong absence of the California Democrat, 89, who was hospitalized for shingles in February, threatened to deprive her party of the votes to advance President Biden’s judicial nominees.
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Senate Democrats Ask Harlan Crow for Details on Gifts to Clarence Thomas
In a new letter, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee asked Harlan Crow, a billionaire with extensive ties to Justice Clarence Thomas, to provide a list of any benefits he provided.
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The Supreme Court’s Ethical Crisis
Allegations of misconduct have brought calls for tighter rules on the justices on the nation’s highest court.
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Tightening Supreme Court Ethics Rules Faces Steep Hurdles
Revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose largess from a Republican donor have highlighted a dilemma.