Chief Justice John Roberts (left) and Associate Justice Samuel Alito are seen here in a split image.
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Chief Justice John Roberts (left) and Associate Justice Samuel Alito are seen here in a split image.
Mandatory Credit: Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images

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John Roberts can’t get a Supreme Court ethics code. Alito’s interview shows why

When the Supreme Court left for its summer recess in June, the justices were at a stalemate on adopting a formal ethics code.