WASHINGTON -- Rules on gifts for judges are being overhauled for the
first time in 15 years, with a commission looking at ways to cut down on
the trinkets, expense-paid trips, and other freebies given to members of
the bench. The commission's work is garnering more attention since
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took a vacation with Vice President
Dick Cheney early this year while the court was considering Cheney's
appeal in a records secrecy case. (AP)
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