Senate Judiciary Panel Advances SCOTUS Ethics Bill

ABC News reports:

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday — for the first time — voted to advance legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethics, to adhere to more stringent disclosure requirements and explain recusal decisions to the public.

The vote was 11-10 along party lines, with all Democrats in support and all Republicans opposed. The bill — “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act” — is now cleared for a full Senate vote.

“We are here because the highest court in the land has the lowest standards for ethics anywhere in the federal government,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who sponsored the measure.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to advance legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethicshttps://t.co/T6IqVN5tP9

— MSN (@MSN) July 20, 2023

Wow.

Yet another story about billionaire influence at the Supreme Court popped just hours before our hearing on my SCOTUS ethics bill.https://t.co/z7juyUpAq3

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) July 20, 2023

It was a good day in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where my Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency bill advanced onward. pic.twitter.com/VeCtkYg8WR

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) July 20, 2023