Supreme Court justices are currently the only federal judges in the US not bound by an ethics code.
Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on May 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C.Republican Sen.
Supreme Court justices are currently the only federal judges in the U.S. not bound by an ethics code. Last year, under massive pressure following revelations of Justice Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , the lead sponsor of the SCERT Act, said Wednesday that he was “not surprised” Republicans blocked the attempt to pass his bill.The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin , spearheaded Democrats’ attempt Wednesday to pass the SCERT Act by unanimous consent, process under which just one objection is enough to block legislation.
“Justice Alito, as well, went on a luxury fishing trip that should have cost him over $100,000 — but it didn’t cost him a dime, because the trip was funded by a billionaire and organized by rightwing kingpin Leonard Leo. Both Justice Thomas and Justice Alito have failed to disclose gifts they have accepted — in clear violation of financial disclosure requirements under federal law. But it isn’t only this shameless conduct that has cast a dark shadow over the court.
“Eighty percent of voters want Congress to pass a binding code of ethics for the Supreme Court,” Harvey added. “Senate Republicans just showed how out of touch they are with what most Americans want — a Supreme Court free of corruption — when they refused to hold our Supreme Court justices accountable to the same ethical standards that apply to members of Congress and public servants across the country.”journalism is funded overwhelmingly by individual supporters.
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