The answer from conservatives on the panel was a resounding, “No.” Any such code would just be “weaponized” against the justices on the right, said Jay Mitchell, an associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court who has sent three clerks to work for Justice Clarence Thomas.

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 new Supreme Court code of conduct agreed to by all nine justices does not appear to impose any significant new requirements on them. The code leaves compliance to the justices themselves and

The Supreme Court published a new code of conduct for its justices Monday amid a congressional effort to impose one on the high court.

The Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices.

The Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices.

The Supreme Court’s first code of ethics was released on Monday, Nov. 13 to limited support. The code was adopted to bolster the public’s confidence in the court after several months of allegations that various justices were toeing the line of ethics regulations.

Outraged Republican lawmakers said the unusual attempt to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo would not get the 60 votes it needs to pass the full Senate.

Democrats issued the subpoenas over heavy objections from Republicans, who called the subpoenas "an absolute joke."

Senate Democrats are expected on Thursday to vote on authorizing subpoenas to a pair of influential conservatives with ties to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative justices.