Bipartisan Senators Propose Ethics Code for Supreme Court

Senators Angus King and Lisa Murkowski have introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the Supreme Court to create a new code of conduct for itself within a year of its enactment into law. The code would be published on the court's website and would require the court to name an individual to handle any complaints of violations of the code. The bill would empower the court to draft its own code of conduct to preserve the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches. The move comes after ProPublica revealed that Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose luxury trips he accepted from Texas billionaire Harlan Crow.