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SENATE JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN BLASTS JOHN ROBERTS FOR INACTION ON SUPREME COURT
REFORM

by Alexander Bolton - 07/06/23 3:17 PM ET

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (Ill.) criticized Chief Justice
John Roberts on Thursday for failing to enact ethics reform before the court
wrapped up its term this month and pledged to advance a Democratic ethics reform
bill soon.   

“Many questions remain at the end of the court’s latest term regarding its
reputation, credibility, and ‘honorable’ status. I’m sorry to see Chief Justice
Roberts end the term without taking action on the ethical issues plaguing the
court,” Durbin said.  



Durbin juxtaposed recent reports by ProPublica about lavish vacations that
conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito accepted from
conservative donors with the court’s recent “decisions that dismantled
longstanding precedents and the progress our country has made over
generations.” 

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His comments appeared to reference the court’s decision in Students for Fair
Admissions v. Harvard — in which six conservative justices rejected affirmative
action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina — as well as its
decision last year to overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to an
abortion. 

“The highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards.
That’s why, as I previously announced, the Senate Judiciary Committee will mark
up Supreme Court ethics reform legislation when the Senate returns after the
July 4th recess,” Durbin said.  

Durbin said he would announce the timing of a vote in his committee on court
reform legislation “early next week.” 

“Since the chief justice has refused to act, the Judiciary Committee must,” he
said. 

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Durbin hasn’t said what legislation he plans to mark up, but one contender is
the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act sponsored by Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who chairs the Judiciary subcommittee on courts. 



Whitehouse’s bill would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct for
itself and require justices to adhere to the same gift, travel and income
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The legislation would require the Supreme Court to publish its ethics rules and
procedures on its website and establish an investigative board made up of
circuit court judges to review complaints against Supreme Court justices.  

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform in
May, which Durbin invited Roberts to attend.  



The chief justice declined the invitation, pointing out in a letter to Durbin
that testimony by the chief justice before the Senate Judiciary panel is
“exceedingly rare” given the “separation of powers concerns and the importance
of preserving judicial independence.” 

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