Senate Democrats Again Pull Subpoena Vote in Supreme Court Probe

This is the third time a committee has put off the vote in an ethics investigation aimed at conservative legal figures. A new vote may happen on Nov. 30.

U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) waits to speak to reporters following a Senate Democratic luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee canceled for a third time a scheduled vote on issuing subpoenas against two private citizens connected to conservative Supreme Court justices.

The scuttling of the committee’s business meeting on Nov. 16 came after the Supreme Court unexpectedly unveiled a code of conduct for the nine justices on Nov. 13. Several justices had publicly expressed support for the idea.