House Democrat to seek transparency of Supreme Court conflicts of interest
source: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/144499-house-democrat-to-seek-transparency-of-su...
Rep. Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.) said Wednesday he would introduce legislation after next week's break that would require Supreme Court justices to publicly disclose why they have recused themselves from cases. Murphy said the bill would also require the Supreme Court to develop a process that would allow parties to a case to "request the court to decide whether a particular justice has a conflict of interest."
Murphy said his bill is needed in light of reports he said suggest Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas might have had a conflict of interest in the Citizens United case. Republicans have said this decision rightly ended a government ban on independent political spending by companies and unions and prevents the government from deciding which entities can "speak" through spending in the political process.
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What do you think? How closely should we be looking at the political activities of Supreme Court Justices? Do you believe Thomas and Scalia are compromised by their activities related to the Koch brothers?
Murphy said his bill is needed in light of reports he said suggest Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas might have had a conflict of interest in the Citizens United case. Republicans have said this decision rightly ended a government ban on independent political spending by companies and unions and prevents the government from deciding which entities can "speak" through spending in the political process.
More- http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/144499-house-democrat-to-seek-transp...
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What do you think? How closely should we be looking at the political activities of Supreme Court Justices? Do you believe Thomas and Scalia are compromised by their activities related to the Koch brothers?
