Senators Scrutinize Supreme Court Ethics Amid Own Conflicts of Interest
• Democrats attack the Supreme Court ethics code while senators Durbin and Whitehouse have taken unethical actions benefitting their spouses' clients
• Durbin directed an earmark to his wife's lobbying client and Whitehouse introduced legislation benefitting his wife's ocean conservation employers
• Congress does not have conflict of interest laws like the executive and judicial branches
• The Senate Ethics Committee has not sanctioned a senator since 2007
• Durbin and Whitehouse accuse the Court of ethics violations while they directly benefit their spouses' financial interests