Mike Johnson backed Clarence Thomas' suggestion that the Supreme Court 'reconsider' its rulings on contraception and same-sex marriage

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House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at the US Capitol on November 2, 2023.

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Senate Judiciary Committee chair says the Supreme Court's new code of conduct lacking any enforcement mechanism 'falls short'

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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

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There's one word missing from the Supreme Court's new code of conduct that makes the whole thing toothless

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Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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Supreme Court bows to pressure, each justice signs a newly developed code of conduct

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Supreme Court justices Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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A law clerk who lived with Clarence Thomas despite texting 'I hate Black people' has dodged an investigation

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Crystal Clanton in between two Trump brothers, alongside a picture of Clarence Thomas

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Trump allies sour on the group that pushed his SCOTUS takeover because their lawyers aren't radical enough: report

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Clarence Thomas never paid back a $267,230 loan from a rich friend used to buy a luxury RV, Senate committee finds

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Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas.

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Harlan Crow, the GOP megadonor and pal to Clarence Thomas, maxed out his campaign donation to a self-described 'non-Marxist socialist' trying to defeat Joe Biden

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett says it would be a 'good idea' for the Supreme Court to institute an ethics code

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US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

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Clarence Thomas' recusal on 'frivolous' January 6 appeal is a 'low-stakes' opportunity for him to fight ethics allegations, Supreme Court expert says

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

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