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Posted by: Paul Burch on Jul 20, 2023

The Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 today along party lines to advance a bill that would mandate a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court, reports Reuters. The legislation would impose new requirements for financial disclosures and for recusal from cases in which a justice may have a conflict of interest. The bill would require Republican support to win passage in the full Senate. Democrats have sought legislation after reports by Associated Press, ProPublica and and other news outlets that have called into question both liberal and conservative judge's adherence to practicing full disclosure of outside income and gifts.