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Durbin Statement on End of Supreme Court Term & Upcoming Vote on Ethics Reform Legislation

Press Release

Date: July 6, 2023
Location: Bloomington
Issues: Judicial Branch Legislative Branch

""God save the United States and this Honorable Court!' These are the words spoken by the Marshal when she gavels the Supreme Court into session. But many questions remain at the end of the Court's latest term regarding its reputation, credibility, and "honorable' status. I'm sorry to see Chief Justice Roberts end the term without taking action on the ethical issues plaguing the Court--all while the Court handed down decisions that dismantled longstanding precedents and the progress our country has made over generations.

The highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards. That's why, as I previously announced, the Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up Supreme Court ethics reform legislation when the Senate returns after the July 4th recess. An announcement on the timing of this vote will be made early next week.

Since the Chief Justice has refused to act, the Judiciary Committee must."


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