Justice Alito received luxury gifts that went unreported in the latest Supreme Court ethics debacle. (Pro Publica)

Justice Alito tried to beat ProPublica to the punch with an editorial in the Wall Street Journal that tries to explain his side of the story. The Court is already receiving record low approval ratings from the American public and this latest debacle does nothing to elevate the Justices in the collective minds of Americans. The Court needs to take these issues seriously and agree to ethics reforms to ensure what appears to be blatant conflicts of interest cease immediately. The American form of government depends on the public feeling their elected officials and those nominated by elected officials are essentially on the up an up.