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The Senate Judiciary Committee chair has asked Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to testify about Thomas' undisclosed ties to a GOP billionaire.
Republicans are urging Roberts not to accept the Democrats' invitation, arguing that the Supreme Court is able to police itself.
The Biden administration requested the high court end the pandemic-era Title 42 only after Christmas, after justices ruled to temporarily keep it in place.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Hank Johnson ordered the chief justice to name someone who can testify on the court’s ethics scandals.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Supreme Court's ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission has opened the door for wealthy donors to spend even more on political campaigns. It will also require interested citizens to learn some new terminology.
"Tell me when it happened before," Franken asked Alice Stewart after she made a claim about filling Supreme Court vacancies in election years.
Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court's role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.
"Being polite doesn't get you anywhere," said an activist outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house.
The chief justice said it would be "foolish" to think this will change the Supreme Court's inner workings, CNN reported.
Roberts’ court was facing challenges even before the leak of a draft opinion that indicated the court could soon overturn Roe v. Wade.