Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing about Supreme Court ethics.
Chief Justice John Roberts arrives for the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Sen. Dick Durbin, chairman of the influential panel, sent a letter to Roberts last week inviting him or "another Justice whom you designate" to appear before the committee on May 2 for a hearing "regarding the ethical rules that govern the Justices of the Supreme Court and potential reforms to those rules.
He also attached a five-page statement on court ethics and practices signed by all nine justices, which Roberts said they all adhere to despite there being no independent enforcement of such rules.revealed close ties between Justice Clarence Thomas and wealthy GOP donor Harlan Crow, including real estate Thomas and his family sold to Crow and extensive travel by Thomas that Crow facilitated or paid for. Those connections were not revealed on Thomas' disclosure reports.
Chief Justice John Roberts arrives for the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C.MORE: Clarence Thomas under scrutiny after new report on financial ties to billionaire Durbin said last week the hearing would still take place even in Roberts' absence and that there hadn't been discussion of subpoenaing Roberts.
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