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Be some enforcement mechanisms. and some investigatory possibilities under such code, but i think its just the larger idea. look going back to thomas statement as he said he spoke to some colleagues and others in the judiciary. well, who are these people? if you asked right now, the nine justices what their ethical responsibilities are you come up with nine different answers, and thats because the ethics laws that are on the books are vague and because there is no single ethics code, and theres ...

Judges do, so then it sparks this conversation on capital hill that democrats say its time to close a potential loophole to take a deep dive into this. one of the things that pro publica cited in the story takes you to a link on financial disclosures that does say that hospitality gives things like travel, staying in someones home, those kinds of things could be considered acceptable. where critics want to get into it is the private jet travel and some of the other questions. well see if thats e...

162 ft yacht. but those reported trips never appeared on thomass financial disclosures, and thats important because under federal law, supreme court justices are required to file annual financial disclosures. looting gifts unless they fall under certain exemptions, which thomass trips did not. democrats are now calling for more scrutiny of the conservative justice and demanding tougher ethics rules for the high court. so to talk about all this, lets bring in stephen griffin, professor at tulane ...

Never asked for any of this hospitality. crow says he never sought to influence justice thomas on any legal or political issue unlike other federal judges, supreme court justices dont have an ethics code and dont have to disclose meals and stays at private homes or other entertainment that is personal hospitality. but the disclosure exemptions were updated last month to clarify trips on private planes must be reported. >> this is innocuous and liberals to have this is horrible and im coming down...

Wife ginni dear friends who have never asked for any of this hospitality. he goes on to say he never sought to influence justice thomas on any legal or political issue. unlike other federal judges supreme court justices dont have an ethics code and dont have to disclose meals or stays at private homes or other entertainment. but the disclosure exemptions were updaylight da-- updated. >> the natural inclination is for conservatives to say this is innocuous and liberals to say this is horrible >> ...

Joineded crow onn sbangy trips foror over twowo decadess includingng to this lakeside resort, taking private jet rides and island hopping in indonesia on this super yacht, virtually none of which was disclosed. the luxury travel a stark contrast to the more modest image the conservative justice has projected. >> i prefer going across the rural areas. i prefer the rv parks. i prefer the wal-mart parking lots to the beaches and things like that. theres something normal to me about it. >> reporter:...

The court well, its really hard for the public to both have a way to complain about these off bench activities and then even for members of congress to do any anything about it? the last you know theres been a lot of complaints now from senate judiciary committee chairman dick durbin about, he said. theres been a call to action and that there should be an enforceable ethics code. but remember, there is a separation of powers issue. its hard to go after them and only once in american history has ...

Kind of first of all, how much money was lavished toward him on these, you know very expensive trips. propublica documented six trips around the world and the kind of access that people got to this very powerful. justice and americas top court document . they say its worth hundreds of thousands of dollars hundreds of thousands of dollars. he is required. there are very loose ethics rules that the supreme court as you know, that has been a big debate in recent years, but he is required to find fi...

Services provided by third parties that those should be reported. now its interesting that they just tweeted. they might have known that this was coming, but the point is for so many members of congress. there is no formal ethics code at the supreme court, so theres no way to really police. this theres no way to police. this average everybody, whatever your politics, read the story. it is incredibly well documented. you can decide yourself whether you think its appropriate, but its a lot of mone...

Right into concerns over the integrity of this supreme court and the fact that they have no formal ethics code at a time when were so aware of how much concentrated power is right there with the supreme court as seeing you know. last year with the dobbs decision rolling back roe v. wade clearance, thomas is now a leader on that bench. and here is this reporting about how much private time he spent. you know, going to these luxurious resorts meeting with, uh, you know, just not not having formal ...