Report on Justice Thomas' trips renews calls for a Supreme Court code of ethics

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Report on Justice Thomas' trips renews calls for a Supreme Court code of ethics
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A ProPublica investigation found the justice accepted luxury trips from a major GOP donor. The story is renewing the Democrat push for a code of ethics for justices of the Supreme Court.

Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.according to a new ProPublica investigationThe ProPublica investigation raises a series of potential conflicts of interest between Thomas and Harlan Crow, a billionaire businessman.

"The highest court in the land shouldn't have the lowest ethical standards," said Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee."This behavior is simply inconsistent with the ethical standards the American people expect of any public servant, let alone a Justice on the Supreme Court."

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