Chief Justice Roberts Commits to Supreme Court Ethics Standards, Offers No Specifics

Chief Justice John Roberts acknowledges recent reporting about justices' ethical missteps affecting public perception of the court
Roberts says there is more the Supreme Court can do to adhere to ethical standards
The court has resisted adopting an ethics code of its own
Roberts' remarks follow a series of stories detailing lavish gifts provided to Justice Clarence Thomas by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow
Roberts also says the hardest decision he has made as chief justice was to keep protesters away from the court last year