The Supreme Court doesn't follow the ethics code that applies to other federal courts. Last month a ProPublica investigation found that Justice Clarence Thomas didn't disclose two decades of luxury vacations paid for by a wealthy Republican donor, who also bought real estate from him in Georgia.Īnd last week, Politico reported that Justice Neil Gorsuch didn't disclose the identity of the person who bought property from him in Colorado - and turned out to be the head of a law firm that has multiple cases before the Supreme Court. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii tells Morning Edition. "Regardless of whether the chief justice shows up or not, the committee will go forward with our hearings with ethical experts to point out why it's important for the Supreme Court to have such a code," Democratic Sen. Chief Justice John Roberts, who declined to testify. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform on Tuesday, as questions continue to swirl about the business dealings of several justices.Īnd it will proceed even without participation from U.S.
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