'The time has come for a new public conversation on ways to restore confidence in the court's ethical standards,' Durbin wrote.
Thomas did not report either the land deal worth more than $100,000 or the trips on financial disclosure forms. In a, the justice said earlier this month that he consulted with his colleagues and others in the judiciary early in his tenure on the Supreme Court and was"advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the court, was not reportable.
Under the new guidelines, federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, are required to file financial disclosures identifying outside income, gifts and other information. While"personal hospitality" gifts are exempt from reporting requirements, the new rules clarified that"personal hospitality" of any individual must be extended for a"nonbusiness purpose" and does not include transportation"that substitutes for commercial transportation.
"These problems were already apparent back in 2011, and the court's decade-long failure to address them has contributed to a crisis of public confidence," Durbin wrote."The status quo is no longer tenable."
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