Americans already had a dismal view of the Supreme Court. Now, the nation's highest court is confronting an ethics debacle that has thrusted the already bruised institution further into the headlines.
Justice Clarence Thomas has been the subject of multiple bombshell reports about his close relationship with a Texas billionaire who has financed lavish trips, purchased his mother's home, and help support members of his family. Before these stories broke, Thomas was already staring down concerns about wife, Virginia "Ginni", and her conservative advocacy.
Chief Justice John Roberts, who has cast himself as a defender of the court's image, hasn't been immune either. Roberts' wife, Jane, made millions in commissions placing lawyers at the high-priced firms that often argue before the court.
Roberts and other justices have bristled over the possible impositions of a formal ethics code on the court. Other federal judges have a formal ethics code, but the high court prefers to police itself.
Absent impeachment there is little punishment that any lawmaker or American can seek to impose on a justice who like all other judges can serve for life.
Here's a look at everything we know so far: