Supreme Court Ethics and Congressional Standoff: What We Know So Far.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin's call for Chief Justice John Roberts to testify before Congress about the Supreme Court's ethical standards is sparking a firestorm on Capitol Hill as Republicans accuse the Democratic chairman of trying to ensnare court in a media "circus." Republicans say Durbin is trying to pressure Roberts to respond to reports by ProPublica that conservative Justice Clarence Thomas failed to properly disclose the gifts he received from a Texas billionaire, including private jet travel and the sale of a property in which Thomas owned a third interest.
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