SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify before the panel. Committee Chairman SenatorDurbin had invited Roberts to a May 2 hearing on SCOTUS ethics reform.
Committee Chairman Dick Durbin had invited Roberts to a May 2 hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform. In his letter to Durbin on Tuesday, Roberts pointed out how rare it is for a chief justice to appear before the Senate. According to him, there have been only two prior instances, in 1921 and 1935.
Chief Justice John Roberts' letter to Sen. Dick Durbin declining to testify pic.twitter.com/1vHQIa9R5YDurbin responded in a statement, expressing his surprise and displeasure with Roberts's decision, but vowed to go forward with Supreme Court ethics reform without Roberts's testimony.
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