The right-wing justice has committed “a foul breach of ethics standards,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, “which are already far too low when it comes to the Supreme Court.” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden on Thursday said he will use his authority as chair of the Senate Finance Committee to get answers from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow […]
The Supreme Court Code of Conduct Act would require the high court to establish its own ethics code; Reach parity with other federal judges who are already required to abide by specific codes of conduct Bill would help restore historically low levels of trust in the Supreme Court U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa […]
Thomas “cannot judge right from wrong, so why should he be judging the country’s most important cases on its highest court?” asked the Democrat. Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts on Monday echoed other members of Congress who have urged U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to step down over mounting evidence of unethical behavior, and he […]
“This is exactly the type of situation that an ethics code that included vetting of transactions and full disclosure would clear up,” the head of the watchdog Accountable.US asserted. As calls grow for the impeachment or resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over undisclosed gifts from a billionaire Republican megadonor, one of his right-wing colleagues […]