Why the Supreme Court's new ethics code is…

No outside person or group of people, either within the judiciary or outside of it, has the ability to step in and overrule a justice who ...

The idea behind an ethics code is simple: nobody is wise enough to be the judge in their own case. Yet the justices will still judge themselves.

High-profile cases and individual justices' actions further propelled the debate, highlighting the need for clear ethical guidelines to maintain ...

principles are not new: The Court has long had the ... The Justices may also take guidance from their colleagues, judicial decisions, the Supreme ...

After a comprehensive review of the history of Supreme Court ethics rules and controversies, and Congress' constitutional authority to enact new ...

Here are six of the biggest loopholes, ambiguities and unresolved questions in the court's new code of conduct.

There are things to like about the Code of Conduct that the Supreme Court promulgated earlier this month. It is a bona fide code of ...

The high court's new code of conduct is separate from an existing federal law that requires all federal judges including the justices on the ...

Now, the court's new code says that for security reasons, justices are permitted to use their office resources in making plans. And, the code ...

One key difference between the Justices' Code and the Judges' Code is that the Supreme Court's new ethical rules expressly recognize ...

The code of conduct issued on Monday, following reports of undisclosed travel and gifts, includes no enforcement mechanism and lets ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday announced it has formally adopted what it called a new code of conduct following allegations of ethics ...

The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy ...

The Supreme Court is the only federal entity with no enforceable ethical code of conduct. The new code of conduct is weaker than existing ...

Since it began presiding over the country's legal system at its inaugural session in 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court has never had to abide by ...

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

The code. The code calls for justices to recuse when they have financial, professional or personal conflicts. ... Justices are not required to ...

Titled “Code of Conduct for the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States,” the code includes guidance on how a judge might avoid “the ...

The code of conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court will not prevent the kinds of ethical problems that led to its adoption.

The new code of conduct includes five canons that the justices should adhere to, including by upholding the "integrity and independence of the ...