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At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the Democrats' avowed purpose was to get the Supreme Court to write a code of conduct for itself, or in the absence of that, for Congress to write one. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the Democrats' avowed purpose was to get the Supreme Court to write a code of conduct for itself, or in the absence of that, for Congress to write one.
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty ImagesSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has put the Supreme Court, again, under scrutiny. Reports show that conservative billionaire Harlan Crow paid boarding school tuition for Justice Thomas' grand-nephew.
Revelations about the private dealings of other supreme court justices are shaking the already fragile public confidence in the institution.
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about what needs to be done in order to create a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court.
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This episode was produced by Michael Levitt and Kai McNamee, with engineering by Valentina Rodríguez Sánchez. It was edited by Adam Raney and Justine Kenin. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
