Democratic senators are calling for the Supreme Court to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas for failing to disclose reported luxury trips funded by a billionaire Republican donor. The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats have announced they will hold a hearing on Supreme Court ethics. The panel also warned of legislation, if the court does not resolve this issue on its own. Justice Thomas has said he did not think he needed to report the trips. In a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, and 10 other Democratic lawmakers said Justice Thomas’ behaviour was “plainly inconsistent with the ethical standards the American people expect of any person in a position of public trust”. “If the Court does not resolve this issue on its own, the Committee will consider legislation to resolve it,” the lawmakers added. ProPublica reported last week Justice Thomas had accepted vacations including luxury yachts and private planes from real estate mogul Harlan Crow nearly each year for several decades.(BBC)…[+]