Is a standard that law students learn about, this is a standard that lawyers must adhere to, this is a standard where the justices are not above the law, even though the supreme court has seen itself as being above the law. and clearly, justice thomas during his confirmation hearings and since that time has shown little regard for codes of ethics, either then or now. >> yeah, and this question about above the law gets back to the accountability question. you have uproar, political pressure, moves in congress. alito, for his part, is basically on the record of an interview saying congress does not have the constitutional authority to regulate the court. they can do whatever they want. and here the question is, well, the flagrant of this, and okay, i will go amid my financial. it almost feels like it is a taunt. >> it is certainly a taunt. yes, of course i'm not going to