Ethan Torrey News Today

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.

Supreme Court justice’s lawyer says critics are ‘motivated by hatred for his judicial philosophy’

A terse rebuff from the Supreme Court and a series of new allegations of ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices are prompting renewed calls from Democratic lawmakers to establish an ethics council for the high court. Rep. Daniel Goldman’s (D-N.Y.) prior call for an “independent investigative body and dedicated ethics counsel” for the court was ignored in a response…

A terse rebuff from the Supreme Court and a series of new allegations of ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices are prompting renewed calls from Democratic lawmakers to establish an ethics council for the high court. Rep. Daniel Goldman’s (D-N.Y.) prior call for an “independent investigative body and dedicated ethics counsel” for the court was ignored in a response […]

Critics of the court have intensified calls for reform, placing greater scrutiny on the justices' behavior and the activities of their spouses.

 

The Supreme Court counsel's weak defense of Justice Samuel Alito in the wake of an allegation that his Hobby Lobby opinion was leaked in 2014 proves the court can't police itself.

Legal counsel for the US Supreme Court Monday defended Justice Samuel Alito and his wife from allegations of outside influence raised by members of Congress. In a November 20 letter, Senator Sheldon W...

A religious right insider claims he knew the outcome of the Hobby Lobby case before it was announced. Democrats are deeply interested in the allegations.

The court acted as defense counsel in response to threats of congressional inquiries into its ethical lapses.