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Chief Justice John Roberts sent a letter to Senate Democrats on Monday clarifying the timeline of the recent statement on ethics the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court signed in response to an inquiry ahead of Tuesday's Judiciary Committee hearing on the court's ethics policies.
Senators and legal experts debated the constitutionality and practicality of Congress forcing the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct in a hearing Tuesday that laid bare the stark partisan divide on views of the high court's ethics policies.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced an Idaho district court nominee to the Senate floor by voice vote Thursday, and the Senate also approved a procedural motion on a Ninth Circuit nominee, setting up a possible confirmation next week.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts declined a request to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about how the court handles ethical issues in a letter Tuesday, but attached a "Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices" that he said is subscribed to by each of the current justices.
A bipartisan pair of senators filed a new bill this week to fill a multibillion-dollar hole in the federal government's "rip and replace" program created to help telecom providers remove equipment made by foreign-owned companies deemed risky to U.S. network security.