The written code of conduct nods at the public pressure the Court is facing, but it can’t do much to change the justices’ behavior.

The good news is, the Supreme Court has adopted an ethics code — a first in the institution’s history. The trouble is, there's a lot of bad news.

The Supreme Court is adopting an ethics code for the first time as its justices — especially conservative Justice Clarence Thomas — face scrutiny for undisclosed gifts from wealthy political donors.The policy was adopted Monday.

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices.

The decision to try to compel cooperation from a leading judicial activist and a Republican megadonor came over fierce G.O.P. opposition and threats of retaliation.

The U.S. Supreme Court has confronted several tough-to-defend ethics controversies this year, which has now led to new Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenas.

A Democratic-led U.S. Senate panel on Thursday authorized subpoenas to two influential conservatives - Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo - as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative Supreme Court justices.