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The Supreme Court has been at the helm of an ethics battle after justices failed to disclose personal decisions that some say could impact their decision.

Clearly Thomas should have publicly reported this largess from activists, some of whom had connections to cases before the court. But as it stands, only Thomas can decide what Thomas must report.

From the editorial: If Roberts doesn’t come down from his mountain and show America that he understands that “judicial independence” doesn’t mean utter unaccountability, he risks going down in history as the chief justice who presided over the final collapse of credibility for the Supreme Court.

Retired federal Judge Michael Luttig says he wouldn't even accept baseball tickets in his years on the bench: "I believe that federal judges should essentially live like priests or saints or monks."

Top Senate Democrats are pushing for new disclosures from a wealthy GOP donor with ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

The US Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday sent a letter asking conservative billionaire Harlan Crow to reveal previously undisclosed gifts he and his companies made to US Supreme Court Justice Clarenc...

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pushing Harlan Crow to provide a full accounting of the gifts he has given to Justice Clarence Thomas and any other Supreme Court justices.

In a move that coincides with Democrats escalating their efforts for ethics reforms at the court, the Senate Judiciary Committee demanded information on Monday from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow who has come under fire for providing extravagant trips and perks to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

The 89-year-old senator could bring the Supreme Court one step closer to facing accountability. But her vote would be a drop in the bucket for passing real reform.

Entities that own Crow's private yacht, plane and lakeside resort also received letters from Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats.