Sotomayor's Staff Encouraged Book Purchases by Colleges, Report Reveals

A report by the Associated Press reveals that aides to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor have urged colleges and a library to purchase more copies of her books for public speaking events. The documents obtained show Sotomayor's staff suggesting that a library in Portland did not order enough copies of her children's book for an event, and at Clemson University, school officials offered to buy 60 signed copies, but Sotomayor's staff noted that most schools order around 400. This revelation adds to the pressure on the Supreme Court to adopt stricter ethical standards, as the court has recently faced criticism over questionable ethics decisions. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee plan to introduce legislation requiring the high court to adopt a code of ethics.