The document breaks down the code into five “canons” — general rules or principles guiding the justices’ conduct. The first canon defines the overall goal of the code: for each justice to “uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary.” Integrity and independence are the internal...
Justice Elena Kagan in August said she supports the Supreme Court taking action to adopt formal ethics rules and noted the justices have been discussing the matter. But she said there are a "variety of views" among the nine members. "I hope that we will make some progress in this area ...
— Demand Justice, along with Accountable.US, the Center for American Progress, MoveOn and the Revolving Door Project, urged Durbin in a letter to go further than pushing for binding ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and calling for Alito to recuse himself from cases related...
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Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Oct. 7, 2022.Olivier Douliery/Getty Images, FILE The move also follows plunging public confidence in the court and the growing perception that it has no rules. Public approva...
Supreme Court Rules for Trump; Dems Don’t get Taxes November 1, 2022ByEditorLeave a Comment Supreme Court grants a stay, temporarily blocks release of Trump tax records to House Democrats Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts granted a stay, temporarily blocking former President Trump from hav...
Justice Elena Kagan became the first sitting member to publicly advocate for a way to enforce the new rules when she said such a system "would make sense" during remarks at an annual judicial conference last month. Ethics at the Supreme Court ...
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Supreme Court justices and stipulating an enforceable code of ethics for the high court. Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 July 2024 The only one who looks at things objectively and follows her own code of ethics is Dolores, and that is why everyone loves her. Brian Moylan, ...
required to declare suchhospitality. Neither did Samuel Alito divulge a ride he took on a private jet that was paid for by another Republican donor. When this was discovered byProPublica, an ngo, Justice Alito complained that no reasonable person could accuse him of having flouted the rules. ...