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What is in proposed Supreme Court ethics legislation?
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    The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics. Supported by Democrats, it passed on an 11-10 party-line vote and Republicans say it is dead on arrival when it reaches the split Senate and GOP-led House of Representatives.

    The bill would require the Supreme Court to impose more rigorous rules related to the disclosure of gifts, travel, and income received by the justices as well as their clerks. It also would require the court to establish a procedure that requires entities filing friend-of-the-court briefs to disclose gifts to justices, and set rules for when justices must recuse themselves.

    Supreme Court justices do not have to abide by a code of conduct, unlike federal officials and judges, but Chief Justice Roberts said all justices adhere to a "Statement of Ethics Principles" and consult other experts on ethical conduct. The bill comes after ProPublica and other outlets reported on undisclosed gifts received by Justice Thomas. GOP lawmakers describe the reports as partisan attempts to delegitimize the court.

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    Senate Judiciary Committee advances Supreme Court ethics bill amid scrutiny of justices' ties to GOP donors.
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    Most ethics experts cited in ProPublica's reports on conservative justices donated to Dems, left-wing causes.
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    Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics? Enforcement, constitutional questions.
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Why are Florida's new curriculum standards for African American history being criticized?


    Florida's Board of Education has approved new standards for how African American history should be taught in public K-12 schools. It is the first time the state has created sepa...

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    Indian PM Narendra Modi made his first public comments related to ethnic violence in the state of Manipur on Thursday, after a video from Manipur went viral. It showed two naked...

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Why did Iraq expel Sweden's ambassador?


    Hundreds of protestors stormed and burned Sweden's embassy in Iraq on Thursday in response to a planned burning of the Quran in Stockholm. Anti-Islam protestors in Sweden obtaine...

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    Country Music Television will no longer air country star Jason Aldean's new music video, "Try That In A Small Town," which is accused of glorifying violence and having racist undertones. The song lists crimes ("Sucker...

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