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An ethics complaint filed by a former Gilbert Town Council member against the council but mainly targeting Councilman Jim Torgeson lacked merit and should be dismissed, an independent investigator said.

You don’t have to look very far to find quips about politics being dirty work, such as “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.”

“This whole thing has gone so far beyond the pale. This loophole essentially around how easy it is to file ethics complaints is being exploited,” a councilman said.

A lawyer suggests filing motions for justices' recusal in ways that get the attention of the public. Then, Congress might actually impose a real ethics code on the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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

There's no system to force recusals when there are conflicts of interest.

By merely stating that it follows an ethics code with no enforcement mechanism, the Supreme Court is 'putting lipstick on a pig,' says a reader.

Critics of the Supreme Court’s ethics standards are viewing the justices’ new code of conduct as a step in the right direction, but they say it leaves much to be desired. Democrats are vowing to still push ahead with their ethics legislation, taking aim alongside judicial watchdog groups at the code’s lack of enforcement mechanisms.…

The Supreme Court on Monday announced it has adopted a new code of conduct, a move that comes after a series of allegations of ethics lapses.

The move came as the Supreme Court is under increasing scrutiny following recent media reports of gifts and holiday arrangements lavished on several of its jurists.