Supreme Court adopts code of conduct amid ethics scrutiny

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I want to see this plan. I have my doubts

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-code-of-conduct-rcna124951

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

The court issued a 14-page document that included five canons of conduct in addition to lengthy commentary.

"The undersigned justices are promulgating this Code of Conduct to set out succinctly and gather in one place the ethics rules and principles that guide the conduct of the Members of the Court," the justices said in an attached statement.

Most of the rules outlined in the code are not themselves new, the statement said, but the lack of a published code "has led in recent years to the misunderstanding that the justices of this court, unlike all other jurists in this country, regard themselves as unrestricted by any ethics rules."

Among other things the code requires justices to "uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary" and "avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities."

[haele]

1. If a justice doesn't sign, is he asked to resign?

Is there any teeth to this?
Unless there's teeth, it's basically a hankie being used as a figleaf.

Haele

[MiniMe]

2. Did Alito or Thomas sign it?

[malaise]

5. They all signed it - page nine

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218451814

[MiniMe]

8. Thanks malaise

I say the first page, with the "we the undersigned", but didn't see the last page.

[Takket]

3. "No need for punishment or accountability! We promise we'll never do it again!"

[CincyDem]

4. Is this kinda like the "no sexual harassment" policy they had a Miramax. How'd that work with Harvey Weinstein? n/t

[Johonny]

6. Don't get caught

Or else another 14 page document will need to be created.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. The Supreme Court has released a new code of conduct for Justices.

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Here is link to the Code of Ethics
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/Code-of-Conduct-for-Justices_November_13_2023.pdf

[Igel]

9. Doubt on.

Even some of the violations were vetted.

One infamous example was passed before the judicial review board for lower court justices for advice, and they said fine.

It was still denounced as in violation of the ethics of the standard that the judicial review board used. But since it was against a hated justice, "due diligence" meant "do diligence" in undermining the Court.

In the last 30 years, the only time any news source has *not* undermined part of the institutions or state apparatus that upholds "our democracy" was when it supported their particular, often narrow, view, of our "democracy."

We don't agree on the goal, it's hard so see how we're not so much a "body politic" but "conjoined twins politic."

[moondust]

10. "Like building a dam...

out of chicken wire." - Elie Mystal

[Rhiannon12866]

12. +100!

[kwolf68]

11. I sure hope

Someone doesn't send a sternly worded letter. Wonder how things would have been different if a Liberal judge been this corrupt?