Law.com has Roberts Declines Ethics Meeting With Senate Democrats, Citing Separation of Powers, Proposed Format -- “Separation of powers concerns and the importance of preserving judicial independence counsel against such appearances,” Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. stated in a letter made available by the court Thursday afternoon.
- For the second year in a row, Roberts cited “separation of powers concerns” in refusing a meeting with members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about the court’s ethics standards.
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