"Supreme Court Ethics: Chief Justice Roberts Invited to Testify Before Senate Committee"
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Democratic lawmakers are calling on Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding Justice Clarence Thomas's undisclosed luxury trips paid for by Texas billionaire businessman Harlan Crow. Sen. Dick Durbin has sent a letter to Roberts requesting his appearance or that of another justice of his choosing for testimony on May 2. Democrats on the Judiciary panel support a binding code of ethics for Supreme Court justices, something the chief justice resisted in 2011.
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