Overview

• Chuck Schumer criticized Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for accepting gifts from wealthy donors and called for ethics reform.
• A coalition of progressive groups urged Congress to investigate Supreme Court ethics and "dark money."
• The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on a Supreme Court ethics bill imposing disclosure rules and a judicial conduct review board.
• Mitch McConnell argues the court is ideologically unpredictable but Democrats claim conservative rulings and ethics issues undermine its legitimacy.
• The legislation faces opposition to overcome a filibuster, but Democrats say action is needed to restore faith in the court.