Up to the chief justice, roberts, i think, to put some pressure on him to do it. otherwise how can republicans justify clarence thomas not doing that when they have raised cain about democratic appointed justices who have been involved in way lesser controversial things than this? so it seems pretty obvious that they re playing politics with it. maya, your thoughts? well, first of all, let s remember that chief justice roberts, when he ascended, his wife, who was an active antiabortionist activist, stopped what she was doing because of his role on the supreme court and the appearance it would create about him being biased on abortion cases that came before him. that is the entire point of ethics codes for justice, the appearance of justice matters. people have to have faith in the neutrality and integrity of the judicial process.