Dick Durbin’s call for those on the Supreme Court to be held to the same standard as other federal judges ran headfirst into political reality Tuesday.
Secondly, they seem to be arguing that we have no constitutional authority to establish any ethical standards at the Supreme Court. I disagree, and so did our witnesses. What it boils down to is, when we passed the [Ethics in Government Act of 1978], requiring financial disclosure, the Court complied, right, and has ever since. But the actual filings are sometimes being left to be desired. Thomas’s] is a good example of that.
Do you think there’s any amount of pressure that can be applied to Roberts that would make him take some action here?
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