by Jackie Calmes It’s that time of year when the life-tenured denizens of America’s imperial court, otherwise known as the Supreme Court, come down from their bench to mix with […]
Tag: ethics
The Supreme Court’s new code of conduct won’t change a thing
by Noah Feldman It’s great that the U.S. Supreme Court promulgated a code of conduct for the justices. It should help put an end to the narrative that the court […]
SCOTUS ethics bill all bark and no bite
Last week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee passed the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023. The fact the bill passed out of committee is considered a huge […]
We must expand definition of masculinity for white, cisgender men
by Kevin Roy There is no shortage of concern about the opioid abuse and mass shootings and toxic anger perpetrated by men. And there is no shortage of politicians and […]
Who judges the judges?
by Lawrence Goldstone For a man who spent decades sitting in silence on the Supreme Court bench, Clarence Thomas has certainly found a way to get his name in the […]
Secret perks for Thomas undermine integrity of SCOTUS
A bombshell report in ProPublica reveals that almost every year for two decades plus, a billionaire Republican donor has taken U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on his private jet […]
The point where ethics and profits intersect
While the West Virginia Legislature debated making insulin more affordable, one pharmaceutical company surprisingly stepped up. On March 1, Eli Lilly announced it would limit monthly patient out-of-pocket costs to […]
When will Americans flood the streets to protest our broken Supreme Court?
by Will Bunch So it turns out that a huge number of voters actually do understand that it’s essential for a functioning democracy to have a fair and uncompromised judiciary, […]
Congress has an ethics problem
by Julianna Goldman Republicans voted near-unanimously this week to weaken ethical oversight in Congress. It’s not the best look for the new House majority, but it doesn’t seem to care. […]
What to do about Clarence Thomas?
by Robert Reich Trump’s legal problems are mounting — with growing probability of criminal prosecutions for his attempted coup, theft of top-secret documents, and tax fraud. You know where all […]
