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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said a code of ethics for the high court would be a "good thing."

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a major case dealing with administrative law and the reach of executive agencies that is scheduled to be heard this term, which begins in October.

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. rebuffed a request by Senate Democrats to recuse himself in a case after he told a reporter that ethics legislation for the high court would be unconstitutional.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse filed a formal complaint against Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. this week, suggesting he ran afoul of judicial ethics by criticizing Mr. Whitehouse's legislation, which would impose a code of ethics on the high court.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' relationship with wealthy individuals received renewed scrutiny Thursday in a report saying he has taken more than three dozen vacations with influential people during his time on the bench.