The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices.
with a GOP donor. The Associated Press reported last week that Justice Sonia Sotomayor, aided by her staff, has advanced sales of her books through college visits over the past decade.
Republicans charged that the legislation is more about Democratic opposition to the court's decisions than its ethics. Durbin pushed back on the notion that the legislation is about politics, noting he had introduced legislation on Supreme Court ethics reforms more than ten years ago, when the court was more liberal. "The reforms we are proposing would apply in equal force to all justices," Durbin said.The current push came after news reports revealed Thomas' close relationship with Dallas billionaire and GOP donor Harlan Crow.
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