Supreme Court criticized for lack of action on ethics.

The US Supreme Court has come under criticism for failing to adopt a binding code of conduct despite recent calls to do so. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority and has faced public backlash over ethical concerns and rulings on hot-button issues. Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation to require the court to create its own code of conduct and appoint an official to review public complaints. The justices' statement of ethics has been criticized as insufficient to address ethics concerns, and Chief Justice John Roberts declined an invitation to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the court's ethics rules.