Supreme Court ethics rules - Feinstein urged to resign - Germany closes nuclear plants

Source: Pew Research Center

1. Summary
   Scrutiny of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has grown since ProPublica reported on April 6 that he had accepted gifts and vacations paid for by billionaire GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for 20 years, without disclosing the gifts. ProPublica last week also reported that Thomas sold his childhood home to Crow in 2014 without disclosing the $133,363 sale.
   
   The Supreme Court polices itself and the justices are exempt from a code of conduct for federal judges. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee urged Chief Justice Roberts to investigate Thomas, and said they would consider legislation if the Court could not resolve the issue.
   
   Legal experts say Congress can create ethics guidelines for the justices, but creating enforceable rules would be difficult and enter new legal territory. Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law, said calls for Thomas to testify before Congress could set a dangerous precedent. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2006 said a Senate proposal to create a judicial inspector general's office was "a really scary idea."

   Highly-rated - last 48 hrs
   Sorry everyone, but Clarence Thomas can take undisclosed money from whomever he wants.
   Business Insider (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 80% • 4 min read
   

1. Different political viewpoint
   Calling Clarence Thomas to testify could ignite 'DEFCON one' judiciary impasse.
   Washington Examiner (Right) • Factual Grade 64% • 4 min read

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   High court, low accountability: How Thomas scandal threatens Supreme Court.
   Christian Science Monitor (Center) • Factual Grade 84% • 8 min read

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