New Legislation Introduced, to Disclose Details of Justices’ and Judges’ Privately Funded Trips

(Front L–R) Supreme Court justices Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, (Back L–R) Neil Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett Kavanaugh at the Supreme Court building on Nov. 30, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

On Oct. 17, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) led a bipartisan group in introducing the Judicial Travel Accountability Act in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

Current law allows Supreme Court justices and federal judges not to disclose privately funded travel and hospitality perks they enjoy as prominent public figures.