Julia Conley, Common Dreams Thursday’s reporting on a real estate deal made by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett months after her confirmation in 2020 was the latest evidence, said a government watchdog, that ethics reforms at the high court must either be imposed by the judiciary or Congress. …
Read More »Tougher Ethics Rules For U.S. Supreme Court Justices Advocated In Senate Hearing
Ashley Murray, Florida Phoenix Senate Democrats for the third time this year made their case that U.S. Supreme Court justices must follow stronger ethics rules, including recusing themselves from cases where they have a financial stake or other connection to a case. The series of hearings by the Senate Committee …
Read More »After Revelations Of Luxury Trips, Democrats Argue U.S. Supreme Court Needs Ethics Code
Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder U.S. Supreme Court justices should follow a strict code of ethics when receiving gifts and travel or doing business with political funders and attorneys, argued Democratic senators Tuesday at a hearing that Chief Justice John Roberts declined to attend. After a spate of investigative articles detailing …
Read More »Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Failed to Disclose He Sold Home to CEO of Major Law Firm
As calls grow for the impeachment or resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over undisclosed gifts from a billionaire Republican megadonor, one of his right-wing colleagues came under fire Tuesday following a report that he sold a property to the head of a law firm subsequently involved in …
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