The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 to advance legislation that would create a code of ethics for Supreme Court justices. The bill advanced on party lines, with 11 Democrats voting for the ...

The Senate failed to advance a bill Wednesday designed to introduce ethics reform for the Supreme Court, with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., shooting down the effort as Supreme Court Justice Samuel ...

A bill that would hold Supreme Court justices to a code of ethics failed in the U.S. Senate Wednesday after Republicans stalled the measure. The bill, brought by Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon ...

By Abbie VanSickle WASHINGTON — Two senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Wednesday aimed at forcing the Supreme Court to establish an ethics code after recent revelations that some justices ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday successfully spiked a Democrat-led bill that would have forced the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt an enforceable code of ethics, but the legislative push ...

“This bill is going nowhere,” said Senator ... But they said the debate would focus attention on ethics issues on the Supreme Court and could build momentum for future action by Congress.

Durbin said the Supreme Court is in the middle ... nine Republicans to back any court ethics legislation in order to overcome a filibuster, though a bill could advance through the Judiciary ...

The bill -- "Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act" -- is now cleared for a full Senate vote. "We are here because the highest court in the land has the lowest standards for ethics ...

Former Empower Texans leader Michael Quinn Sullivan has challenged a $10,000 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission for ...