Supreme Court ethics push faces GOP buzzsaw

Senate Republicans are skeptical of requiring a code of ethics in response to new scrutiny over Justice Clarence Thomas, which has thrown momentum behind calls for more formalized ethics rules for the Supreme Court.

The issue has bubbled up in the wake of reports that Ginni Thomas, the justice’s wife, urged then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to overturn the 2020 election. Their text messages, handed over by Meadows to the January 6 committee, put a new spotlight on Thomas’s rulings in cases tied to the panel’s investigation and the election.