"Peak gaslighting": Legal scholars shred Supreme Court's spin on new "unenforceable" ethics code
"Without any kind of enforcement mechanism, this has all the heft of a set of New Year's resolutions," expert says
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"Without any kind of enforcement mechanism, this has all the heft of a set of New Year's resolutions," expert says
The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Monday that the Supreme Court’s newly-announced ethics code “falls short” of what the standard should be after a months-long battle over justices receiving luxury gifts and trips from top GOP donors. Durbin conceded that the adoption of an updated code represents a “step in the right direction.” But he…
All nine justices endorsed the code, which generally tracks existing rules for lower court judges.
"There is no lack of consensus among the justices."