{"id":1978217,"date":"2023-07-20T07:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-to-push-binding-supreme-court-ethics-code-bill-as-gop-balks\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T07:18:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:18:02","slug":"senate-democrats-to-push-binding-supreme-court-ethics-code-bill-as-gop-balks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-to-push-binding-supreme-court-ethics-code-bill-as-gop-balks\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats plan to advance a bill enforcing a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court, despite Republican opposition."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-democrats-to-push-binding-supreme-court-ethics-code-bill-as-gop-balks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978217&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u2063Senate Judiciary \u2064Committee to \u200bDebate\u2062 Bill Imposing Ethics\u2063 Code for\u200c Supreme Court<\/h2>\n<p>The Senate Judiciary\u200d Committee\u2064 is \u2063set to\u2062 discuss and\u200b vote\u200c on\u2064 a\u200d bill\u200b supported by \u2063Senate\u2064 Democrats that\u2063 would\u200d establish \u2062a binding ethics code\u200d for the Supreme Court.\u2062 The bill, \u2064introduced by\u200c Sen.\u2062 Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),\u2062 aims to\u200c introduce \u200bnew\u2063 requirements \u2062for\u200d financial disclosures and recusal\u200d in cases\u200d where a justice \u2063may\u200b have\u2063 a\u2064 conflicting\u200d interest.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns\u2063 Over Justices&#8217;\u200b Conduct<\/h3>\n<p>The hearing, \u2062scheduled for 9:30\u200d a.m., \u2064follows recent \u2064reports revealing that some\u2063 Republican-appointed \u200cjustices failed\u2063 to disclose\u2064 trips \u200bfunded\u200c by\u200b wealthy\u200b GOP \u200cdonors and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-to-push-binding-supreme-court-ethics-code-bill-as-gop-balks\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats plan to advance a bill enforcing a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court, despite Republican opposition.\">undisclosed real \u2062estate transactions<\/a>. \u2063Sen.\u2064 Dick \u200bDurbin (D-IL), the\u2062 committee chairman,\u200b expressed his concerns\u2063 about the conduct of \u200cthe\u2062 justices \u2064outside\u2062 the courtroom, \u2063stating, &#8220;Just about every \u2064week now,\u2062 we learn \u2062something new and deeply troubling about \u200bthe \u2062Justices \u2064serving \u200don \u200dthe Supreme\u200d Court\u2014the \u2064highest court\u200d in\u200b the land\u200b in the \u200bUnited States\u2014and their conduct outside\u2063 the \u2062courtroom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He further emphasized the \u2064potential \u2062consequences for members of\u200c the Senate if they\u2063 were \u200cto engage in similar conduct, saying, &#8220;Let \u200cme \u200btell you, \u200cif I or\u200c any member\u2063 of the Senate failed to\u200b report \u200ban all-expense paid luxury getaway or if\u200b we used our\u2062 government staff to help sell books we \u2063wrote, we\u2019d \u200dbe in big trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Symbolic Hearing Ahead of 2024 \u2063Election<\/h3>\n<p>While Republican committee \u2062members are \u200cexpected \u200dto oppose the \u200bbill, the hearing\u2064 is seen as\u200b more \u200csymbolic, with Democrats likely\u200b using the opportunity to\u200d advance their \u200dagenda ahead\u2062 of\u200d the \u200c2024\u200c election. The increased \u200ccriticisms \u2062of the 6-3 \u200dRepublican-appointed supermajority\u200d on the Supreme \u200bCourt \u2062have\u200d prompted \u2063Democrats \u2064to take \u200baction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not gonna\u2063 get 60 votes\u2063 in\u200d the Senate\u2064 and certainly isn&#8217;t \u200dgoing to pass the \u200dHouse \u200cbecause the\u200c Republicans say\u2064 they\u200b see\u2063 this a \u2063backdoor\u2064 attack on the court&#8217;s jurisprudence\u200c with \u200cthe six\u2063 conservatives,&#8221; \u200dsaid Russell Wheeler, a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-is-shaping-the-federal-judiciary\/\" title=\"How Biden Is Shaping the Federal Judiciary\">governance studies expert<\/a> \u2064with the\u2063 Brookings \u200cInstitution.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans&#8217; \u2064Concerns\u2062 and \u2063Proposed \u200bAlternatives<\/h3>\n<p>Some \u200bSenate Judiciary Committee\u200d Republicans \u200dargue \u2063that the ethics reform push \u200dis an\u200b attempt \u200bby\u200c liberals \u200cto undermine\u200b the court and believe\u200b that the \u200djustices should \u2064establish\u200c their own policies. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) acknowledged the effort to \u200ddiscredit\u2062 the court\u200b by his colleagues across \u2063the aisle but also encouraged the Supreme \u200dCourt to\u2064 take action to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-introduced-omar-act-would-block-lawmakers-from-paying-spouses\/\" title=\"Newly Introduced \u2018OMAR Act\u2019 Would Block Lawmakers from Paying Spouses\">restore public confidence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, \u2064including Sens.\u200d John Kennedy\u2062 (LA),\u200c Marsha Blackburn (TN),\u200c Chuck \u200bGrassley\u2063 (IA), Thom Tillis \u2062(NC), \u200band\u2064 Ted \u200dCruz (TX), expressed their opposition to Whitehouse&#8217;s bill,\u2063 stating\u200d that it is unlikely\u2064 to pass\u2062 the Senate or\u2063 the House.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Chief Justice John \u2064Roberts&#8217; role in \u200caddressing\u200b the \u2062court&#8217;s\u2062 issues,\u200b Graham emphasized\u2063 that\u200c the\u200b decision should\u2064 be\u200b left \u200dto Roberts. Roberts\u2062 declined an \u2063invitation \u200bto\u2062 testify\u2064 at\u2064 a previous\u2063 hearing, citing the\u2064 importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-justice-john-roberts-refuses-to-testify-before-congress\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Refuses to Testify Before Congress\">preserving judicial independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Whitehouse&#8217;s Bill and\u2064 Potential Changes<\/h3>\n<p>Whitehouse&#8217;s \u2062bill \u2063would \u2063require\u200b the \u2063Supreme \u2062Court\u2063 to\u2064 adopt\u2064 a code\u200d of conduct \u200cand establish \u200da \u200cmechanism to investigate \u200balleged violations.\u2064 The Supreme Court has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faith-leaders-get-covid-19-vaccine-to-encourage-vaccination\/\" title=\"Faith Leaders Get Covid-19 Vaccine To Encourage Vaccination\">previously shown interest<\/a>\u2064 in\u200c ethics changes,\u2064 with \u2064Justice \u2062Elena \u2062Kagan mentioning \u2062in 2019 \u200bthat\u2063 Roberts was considering \u200ba code\u2062 of ethics.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to governance studies\u200c expert \u200dRussell \u200bWheeler, \u2062if \u2064the \u2064justices took\u200d the initiative \u2064to draft \u200ca code of ethics, \u2064it could help address some of the criticism. \u200bHowever, there may \u2063be some holdouts\u2063 on \u2064the\u2062 court, \u2063such \u2064as \u2062Justices Samuel\u2064 Alito or\u200c Clarence Thomas,\u200b who have been\u200c the \u2063focus of Democrats&#8217; \u2063complaints\u2062 regarding their \u2062disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler\u200b also noted that some \u2062members\u2063 of\u200b the \u2063court may\u2064 be\u2062 hesitant to \u200dadopt an ethics\u200d code \u2063at this time \u2062to\u200b avoid the perception of\u200d pandering \u2062to the \u2064media \u200dor\u200b the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate-judiciary-committee-debate-vote-supreme-court-ethics-code-bill\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The\u200b Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee will discuss and vote on a bill supported by Senate Democrats, aiming to establish an enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the bill, which proposes stricter guidelines for financial disclosures and recusal in relevant cases. 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