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 Supreme Court is adopting an ethics code for the first time as its justices — especially conservative Justice Clarence Thomas — face scrutiny for undisclosed gifts from wealthy political donors.The policy was adopted Monday.

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 subpoenas are part of a probe into lavish trips accepted by Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito. GOP lawmakers stormed out of the hearing in protest.

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices, but Republicans challenged the legitimacy of the move and pledged to withhold support for enforcing the legal order.

Tempers exploded at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday before Democrats voted to subpoena a major conservative donor and a prominent conservative activist linked to the Supreme Court’s ethics scandals.