Will Republicans Defend the Supreme Court?

null By The Editorial BoardNov. 7, 2023 6:47 pm ETThe latest revelations in the House Oversight Committee investigation into Biden family business dealings surrounds two checks that landed in Joe Biden's personal bank account, one for $40,000, the other for $200,000. Images: Reuters/AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellySenate Democrats can’t accept that the Supreme Court no longer does their policy bidding, so they’re trying to discredit it. The latest effort is a subpoena threat against the friends of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.Led by Sheldon Whitehouse and his spokesman Dick Durbin, the Judiciary Committee has been threatening subpoenas against Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo and Robin Arkley II. Their supposed crime: bestowing “lavish, undisclosed gifts” on the Justices, enabling “private access to the justices” while “preventing public scrutiny,” and contributing to a Supreme Court “ethical crisis of its own making.” Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Re

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Will Republicans Defend the Supreme Court?

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The Editorial Board

Nov. 7, 2023 6:47 pm ET

The latest revelations in the House Oversight Committee investigation into Biden family business dealings surrounds two checks that landed in Joe Biden's personal bank account, one for $40,000, the other for $200,000. Images: Reuters/AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly

Senate Democrats can’t accept that the Supreme Court no longer does their policy bidding, so they’re trying to discredit it. The latest effort is a subpoena threat against the friends of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.

Led by Sheldon Whitehouse and his spokesman Dick Durbin, the Judiciary Committee has been threatening subpoenas against Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo and Robin Arkley II. Their supposed crime: bestowing “lavish, undisclosed gifts” on the Justices, enabling “private access to the justices” while “preventing public scrutiny,” and contributing to a Supreme Court “ethical crisis of its own making.”