Congress Can’t Force Ethics Code on Supreme Court, Alito Says

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says Congress has no power to force a binding ethics code on the high court, stressing there’s nothing in the Constitution giving lawmakers such authority.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal’s editorial features editor published on Friday, Alito said he voluntarily follows financial and other disclosure rules that apply to lower court judges but was adamant that Democratic-led efforts on Capitol Hill were out of bounds.

“Congress did not create the Supreme Court,” Alito said. “I know this is a controversial view, but I’m willing to say it. No provision in the ...