By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Chief Justice John Roberts has notified Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin that he won’t testify at an upcoming hearing on Supreme Court ethics, instead releasing a new statement signed by all nine justices that is meant to provide “clarity…
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Chief Justice John Roberts will not testify before Congress about Supreme Court ethics
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Senate Democrats push Justice Roberts for more information on Supreme Court ethics
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine proposals to hold Supreme Court justices to the same ethical standards as the rest of the federal judiciary.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said an ethics statement offered by the chief justice was inadequate for ensuring transparency.
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Chief Justice John Roberts has notified Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin that he won’t testify at an upcoming hearing on Supreme Court ethics, instead releasing a new statement signed by all nine justices that is meant to provide “clarity…
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing next week on ethical standards at the court, instead providing the panel with a statement of ethics reaffirmed by the court’s nine justices.
Amid concerns prompted by reports of Justice Clarence Thomas receiving expensive gifts, Roberts gives the Senate Judiciary Committee an ethics statement from all nine justices.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday declined an invite to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on court ethics in the wake of reports of Justice Clarence Thomas’ close frie…
The invitation from Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin was extended after Justice Clarence Thomas came under scrutiny for accepting undisclosed gifts.
Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing next week on ethical standards at the court, instead providing the panel with a statement of ethics reaffirmed by the court’s nine justices.
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. told Senate leaders Tuesday he would "respectfully decline" to testify at a Senate hearing, offering a "Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices"
Roberts declined to appear before the Senate Judicary Committee on Tuesday after Dick Durbin invited him to speak on the Supreme Court's ethical standards.
Chief Justice John Roberts declined an invitation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on the Supreme Court's ethics rules.
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday night “respectfully decline[d]” an invitation from Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing next week. Durbin had asked Roberts to testify about Supreme Court ethics rules and potential reform. Durbin’s letter to
Chief Justice John Roberts released a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin declining his invitation to testify about the ethical standards maintained by the Supreme Court.
