Durbin Calls for Ethics Probe into Supreme Court Justices' Attendance at Conservative Retreat
Justices Roberts and Thomas of the Supreme Court should be subject to an ethics probe, according to Senator Durbin.
According to Durbin, the justices' participation at a conservative retreat may have harmed their objectivity.
A organization that has been involved in contentious political matters planned the retreat.
The presence of the judges, in the opinion of some legal authorities, would damage public confidence in the Supreme Court.
Justices Roberts and Thomas of the Supreme Court should be subject to an ethics probe, according to Senator Durbin.
In recent years, the Supreme Court has come under fire for perceived political bias.
Responses to Durbin's request for an ethics probe have been conflicting on both sides of the political spectrum.
The dispute brings to light the ongoing discussion over the necessity of judicial neutrality and the place of politics on the Supreme Court.
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