4 posts tagged ‘supreme court’
Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court
The New Yorker,
The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the decline in public trust and questions about the Court’s ethics code, and how Justices get along in a very partisan era.
The Supreme Court’s Self-Excusing Ethics Code
Under the Court’s new rules, the Justices appear not to have made any mistakes.
Supreme Court rules Florida can't enforce drag ban for now
Boing Boing,
Florida will have to wait to enforce its ban on drag shows thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, which stayed the state from implementing the law until its appeal against a lower court ruling is heard. Last month, a panel of the 11th U.S. — Read the rest
Supreme Court adopts unenforceable "ethics" policy
Hoping to turn around growing public perception of certain members as corrupt, the U.S. Supreme Court has adopted an "ethics" policy that vaguely resembles the Code of Conduct applying to federal judges—but without any enforcement mechanisms. In a brief statement the court makes clear that it does not consider Clarence Thomas's endless parade of undisclosed trips and gifts as misconduct, but rather a misunderstanding that you are suffering from. — Read the rest