"Urgent Call for Supreme Court to Implement Stronger Ethics Rules Amidst Criticism and Crisis"

Conservative former federal judge J. Michael Luttig has called on the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct that would subject itself to the highest professional and ethical standards. Luttig warned that Congress has the power to prescribe ethical standards of conduct for the court if it does not take action. The statement is part of written testimony Luttig has submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee holding hearings amid a cascade of reports suggesting Thomas and other justices have engaged in conduct that at least raises the appearance of ethical impropriety.