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Posted by: Paul Burch on Nov 30, 2023

A Democratic-led U.S. Senate panel today voted along party lines to issue subpoenas for two conservatives accused of providing high-priced gifts to Supreme Court justices, reports Reuters. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, the committee's chairman, said subpoenas for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo were necessary in light of their refusal to voluntarily comply with the panel's previous requests for information, including itemized lists of all gifts, transportation and lodging provided to any justice. The Supreme Court announced a new ethics code Nov. 13.