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  • Chief justice must implement strong ethics code, Sen. Dick Durbin says

    Chief justice must implement strong ethics code, Sen. Dick Durbin says

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    “I keep calling on Chief Justice Roberts to make a move and say something and solve this problem,” Durbin told host Jake Tapper. “He has the power to do it for the Roberts Court. But other justices can speak out as well.”

    Durbin also said “everything is on the table” but didn’t offer any solutions that Congress could undertake on its own to impose policies on ethics for the nation’s highest court. But he said a strong policy is definitely needed to rebuild the court’s credibility.

    “We need to change the image of this court. At this point it is at the lowest ebb in history,” Durbin said.

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  • Dick Durbin suggested the Senate would propose a code of ethics for the Supreme Court.

    Dick Durbin suggested the Senate would propose a code of ethics for the Supreme Court.

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    The Senate majority whip said he anticipated the Senate would propose a code of ethics for the Supreme Court.

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  • Dick Durbin: Clarence Thomas would have ignored our request anyway

    Dick Durbin: Clarence Thomas would have ignored our request anyway

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    “I think I know what would happen to that invitation. It would be ignored,” Durbin said, without elaborating as to why he thought that would be the case.

    Roberts’ appearance before the committee would be voluntary, and Durbin has said last week that there were no conversations about subpoenaing any of the justices. But Roberts should appear, Durbin urged Sunday.

    “Why this Supreme Court, these nine justices, believe they are exempt from the basic standards of disclosure, I cannot explain. And I think [the] chief justice should appear before our committee and explain something or explain the changes that he’s going to make,” he said.

    Thomas defended his decision to accept the trips he and his wife received from Harlan Crow without disclosing them to the court, saying he has “always sought to comply with the disclosure guidelines.”

    Further reporting showed that Crow also bought property from Thomas, a real estate deal he also did not disclose.

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