A bill with bipartisan support introduced in the Senate and House would require U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to reveal more about travel-related gifts they receive.
The Judicial Travel Accountability Act is the latest call for greater transparency in the federal judiciary. Transparency advocates have also campaigned for cameras in the courtroom, and the federal judiciary has implemented workplace misconduct reforms in the past year that increase transparency.
The bill would amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to expand the scope of financial disclosure requirements.
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