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6 things to know about the Supreme Court's new ethics code


What the Supreme Court's New Ethics Code Lacks - The Atlantic

Back in 2019, Justice Elena Kagan said at a budget hearing that John Roberts was exploring the idea of establishing a code of conduct for just ...

Under fire, US Supreme Court unveils ethics code for justices | Reuters

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced its first formal code of conduct governing the ethical behavior of its nine justices, ...

Supreme Court adopts code of conduct amid ethics scrutiny

Among other things, the code requires justices to "uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary" and "avoid impropriety and the ...

US Supreme Court announces new code of ethics for justices

The nine-page code contains sections codifying that justices should not let outside relationships influence their official conduct or judgement, ...

The Underappreciated Virtues of the Supreme Court's Ethics Code

See Peter Wade, Supreme Court Implements Extremely Vague Code of Ethics ... What's Missing from the Supreme Court's New Ethics Code,. BRENNAN CTR.

The Legislative Paths to Supreme Court Ethics and Accountability

1. Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act 2023 · Requires the Supreme Court to adopt a binding and enforceable ethics code. · Places restrictions ...

Supreme Court Justice Reinforces Support for Ethics Code

Justice Elena Kagan backs ethics code enforcement as liberal justices disclose recusal reasons, while conservatives remain silent.

Legal experts detail what a Supreme Court ethics code might look like

Share · Existing code of conduct for federal judges · Blind trusts for financial investments · A 'bright line' on certain conduct · Transparency and ...

Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code After Reports of Undisclosed ...

Revelations of lavish vacations and high-end gifts have cast a light on how few ethics rules bind the justices, but under the new code, it ...

Improving Ethics Standards at the Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices are appointed for life, but there is little structure to hold them accountable when ethics concerns arise.

The Supreme Court's new 'code' does nothing to enhance ethics

In addition, the court's new code provides no process for investigating ethical violations, no method for interpreting ambiguous principles in ...

The Supreme Court's new ethics code is an unenforceable joke - Vox

On Monday, the Supreme Court released a new “code of conduct” laying out ethical principles that the justices claim they have always adhered to ...

The Supreme Court has its First Code of Ethics. Is it Enough?

While the canons of the newly adopted justices' Code of Conduct are nearly identical to the judges' Code of Conduct that applies to the lower ...

New Supreme Court ethics code 'does very little' to hold justices ...

The nine Supreme Court justices handed down a surprise unanimous decision binding themselves to a new code of ethics.

The Supreme Court's path to issuing an ethics code and the fine print

The lower-court code says judges should act when they learn that a fellow judge has likely violated the code. In contrast, the high court's code ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's open to enforceable ethics ...

Federal judges have been subject to a code of conduct since 1973, but it does not cover Supreme Court justices. The court, for the first time in ...

Under ethics pressure, Supreme Court announces it's adopting code ...

The 8-page code, which significantly mirrors a code of conduct for lower federal court judges, details the expectations that justices should " ...

New Supreme Court Ethics Code Is Designed to Fail

The Supreme Court has been the only court in the country without a binding ethics code. Now it has one of the country's weakest. These new rules are more ...

Model Code of Conduct for U.S. Supreme Court Justices

The Supreme Court should be subject to a code of conduct that addresses the unique circumstances arising in the course of service on the nation's highest court.

The Supreme Court's Self-Excusing Ethics Code | The New Yorker

Last week, the Supreme Court issued a first-ever code of conduct for Justices. It is not a set of rules designed to redress past ethical ...