Chief Justice Roberts Declines to Meet with Democratic Lawmakers on Supreme Court Ethics

Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts has refused a request from Democratic lawmakers to discuss ethics issues within the nation's highest court. Senators Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse had asked Roberts to address what they describe as the "Supreme Court's ethics crisis." This follows recent controversies involving Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.

The Democratic senators' concerns are rooted in allegations that Alito and Thomas failed to maintain impartiality in cases related to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Reports have surfaced that flags linked. . .