Senate requests Chief Justice Roberts' testimony on Supreme Court ethics.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin has invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify before Congress next month on ethics issues at the Supreme Court. Durbin's invitation comes in the wake of recent reports about undisclosed real estate transactions and expense-paid luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas. Durbin called on Roberts to appear before the committee on May 2, saying his testimony on ethics issues would improve public faith in the high court. The Supreme Court is not bound by the code of ethics that applies to other federal judges and has no formal process to review ethics complaints.