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The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.
New code of ethics comes amid a string of controversies regarding justices undisclosed trips and gifts
Judges have been criticised for failing to disclose gifts and holiday arrangements they received.
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on subpoenaing Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo in its investigation into alleged ethics lapses on the Supreme Court.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday that they planned to schedule a vote to authorize a round of subpoenas related to their investigation into ethics reform at the Supreme Court after an array of stories over the last several months have suggested that some of the justices, Clarence Thomas in particular, have skirted ethics rules.