Senator Chris Van Hollen proposes tying Supreme Court's funding to enforcing an ethics code in fiscal year 2025 spending bill.
A top Senate appropriator, Chris Van Hollen, is considering tying the Supreme Court's operational funding to enforcing an ethics code in the fiscal year 2025 spending bill. This proposal follows controversies involving Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito's wives' political behavior and gifts from wealthy friends. Van Hollen wants to enforce an ethics code as a condition for the court to access its funding.
July 13, 2024
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