Alito's Controversial Statement: Congress Powerless to Regulate Supreme Court Ethics
Congressional Democrats are criticizing Justice Samuel Alito after he stated that Congress lacks the constitutional authority to regulate the Supreme Court's ethics rules. Alito's comments came in response to a Democratic-led effort to revamp ethics and transparency standards for the court's justices. Democrats argue that Congress has the power to set the Supreme Court's budget and expand its size, therefore it should also be able to require a code of ethics. Alito's remarks have drawn renewed criticism from Democrats, who question his reasoning and argue for the need for an enforceable code of ethics.