Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.CBS News Jackson said a binding ethics code is "pretty standard" for judges on the nation's district and appeals courts. Federal judges have been subject to a code of conduct since 1973, but it does not cover Supreme Court justices. The court, fo...
Democrats have also accused conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito of corruption; articles of impeachment have been filed against them by Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The issue of term limits for Supreme Court justices has long been debated. In 2018,...
Supreme Court justices should build on the new Code of Conduct and take additional concrete steps to improve its ethics regimen. The entire judiciary should be subject to stricter anti-harassment, anti-discrimination and whistleblower-protection rules. ...
judicial ethicsThe nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are the only judges in the United States, federal or state, who are not governed by a code of ethical conduct. ThisKalb, Johannabannon, AliciaSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
2024 Ahead of his trip to Austin, the first of his presidency, Biden called for enacting a constitutional amendment to limit immunity for presidents, imposing term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices and stipulating an enforceable code of ethics for the high court. Bayliss Wagner, Austin ...
The Supreme Court stunned Washington on Monday by announcing its adoption of a new code of conduct amid reports that some members accepted gifts and luxury trips from wealthy, politically-aligned individuals. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawfo
Justices seen as presenting united front with statement Chief Justice John Roberts opted for the status quo over conciliation in declining a Senate invitation to testify about Supreme Court ethics. Roberts’letterTuesday to Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) cited separation of powers and ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable, a
Supreme Court Justices Are Human Unlike all other federal judges, the justices of the Supreme Court are not subject to a code of ethical conduct. Congress is, rightly, reticent to create a code of ethics for the Supreme Court, due to separation of powers concerns and a desire to keep its...
for the Supreme Court in July, including implementing Supreme Court term limits, a binding code of ethics and a constitutional amendment to counteract the justices’ recent presidential immunity decision. While his push echoes other Democrats who have called fo...