WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who

All 11 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve subpoenas for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo.

A Democratic-led U.S. Senate panel on Thursday authorized subpoenas to two influential conservatives - Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo - as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative Supreme Court justices.

The decision to try to compel cooperation from a leading judicial activist and a Republican megadonor came over fierce G.O.P. opposition and threats of retaliation.

Washington — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to issue subpoenas to GOP megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo on Thursday, marking a new front in the panel’s investigation into the ethics practices at the Supreme Court.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to authorize subpoenas of billionaire businessman Harlan Crow and conservative legal activist Leonard Leo as part of the committee’s ongoing effort to investigate ethics lapses by Supreme Court justices.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats are expected on Thursday to vote on authorizing subpoenas to a pair of influential conservatives with ties to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative justices.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democrats on Thursday renewed their criticism of the U.S. Supreme Court's new code of conduct during a hearing in which they planned to vote on authorizing subpoenas to two influential conservatives as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative justices.

In a rush of rule-breaking at the end of a meeting, Mr. Durbin moved to bluster through subpoenas for two friends of Supreme Court Justices on a partisan vote. This is part of a Democratic political campaign to portray the High Court as a trinket bought by billionaires.

The Supreme Court has confronted several tough-to-defend ethics controversies this year, which has now led to new Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenas.