Mastodawn

I was setting up a recurring donation to #propublica and I came across their #CodeofEthics :

https://www.propublica.org/code-of-ethics/

This is a remarkable document. Do other journalism orgs publish anything similar? I haven't found anything in (admittedly only) a few minutes of searching. So... why not?

Code of Ethics

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

ProPublica

petersuber Dec 4

New leaks make clear that Justices #Jackson, #Kagan, and #Sotomayor wanted the #SCOTUS #CodeOfEthics to be enforceable. #Alito, #Gorsuch, #Roberts, and #Thomas did not.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/us/supreme-court-ethics-rules.html

The article is silent on #Kavanaugh and didn't identify the position of #Barrett.

#USLaw #USPolitics

Inside the Supreme Court Justices’ Ethics Debate

In private meetings and memos, the justices made new rules for themselves — then split on whether they could, or should, be enforced.

The New York Times

DARLENE RYAN 🇨🇦Jul 30, 2024

This corrupted U.S. #supremecourt needs a #CodeOfEthics with the teeth to hold them accountable..

AG Connect Jul 8, 2024

De Code of Ethics voor informatieprofessionals is een basis én richtinggevend voor methoden, best practices, standaarden en frameworks. Hoe zet je het optimaal in en geef je daarmee vertrouwen in de sector? Lees het artikel
https://www.agconnect.nl/carriere/ethiek/code-of-ethics-basis-voor-informatieprofessionals
#ethiek #CodeOfEthics #AGConnect #SijthoffMedia

Code of Ethics: een stevige basis voor informatieprofessionals

Informatieprofessionals kunnen steunen op internationale standaarden en frameworks voor ethiek en skills om hun vak bij te houden en hun denkkader voortdurend te onderzoeken. Maar Wouter Bronsgeest en Liesbeth Ruoff-Van Welzen zien dat de competenties nog duidelijker beschreven moeten worden zodat iedereen ze erkent en herkent en kan blijven verbeteren.

AG Connect

Silkester Jul 6, 2024

Tribe on SCOTUS push back in light of the atrocious immunity ruling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0owLLdeszQQ

#SCOTUS #SeparationOfPowers #NobodyIsAboveTheLaw #Immunity #CodeOfEthics #Constitution #NewAmendments

Tribe: We cannot ‘roll over and play dead’ in face of ‘astonishing’ immunity ruling

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️Jun 14, 2024

" #Senate #Democrats attempted to expedite passage of a bill that would provide a binding #CodeOfEthics for the #SupremeCourt, but the effort was scuttled by #Republicans...

#Leo said in a statement in November after the subpoenas were issued that he “will not cooperate with this unlawful campaign of political retribution.”

Durbin’s office said the #Judiciary Committee’s broader investigation of Supreme Court #ethics is ongoing."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/13/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-travel/

#SCOTUS #Corruption #USA #News

New documents show unreported trips by Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Clarence Thomas took three previously unreported trips paid for by conservative Texas billionaire Harlan Crow, according to documents released by the Senate Judiciary Committee

The Washington Post

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Ramesh #NotGoingBack May 30, 2024

⬆️ @alexlubertozzi @Nonilex

>> #SCOTUS #CodeOfEthics differs from federal law by saying a justice “should,” rather than “shall,” disqualify himself or herself

Meanwhile, #Trump is tying up justice in #Georgia by asking for #FaniWillis to step aside in #ElectionInterference case.

He is not IMPARTIAL.

Why does our system of justice entertain BOTH #Trump & #Alito from BOTH sides — attacking a prosecutor in one case, & protecting a rogue “justice” in the other case — BOTH against public interest?

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Ramesh #NotGoingBack May 30, 2024

⬆️ @alexlubertozzi @Nonilex

#SupremeCourt #CodeOfEthics is such a sham:

Only an IMPARTIAL and reasonable person who is “aware of ALL relevant circumstances” can VALIDLY call for recusal

A bar so high in the stratosphere that it’s impossible to meet. Not even another #SCOTUS Justice can meet ALL of these requirements — either they might not be IMPARTIAL or they might not be aware of ALL relevant circumstances — failing which, even the call for #recusal is INVALID

#Alito
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-alito-flags-recusal-capitol-riot-f4ef46683365c92e8a3ff9df7894b586

A look at Supreme Court justices’ decisions on whether to step aside in cases

In declining to step aside from two high-profile Supreme Court cases, Justice Samuel Alito has provided a rare window on the opaque process by which justices decide to recuse themselves. Alito faced calls from Democrats to step aside from two cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. Alito said Wednesday that his wife was responsible for flying the flags, which were like those carried by rioters at the Capitol in January 2021. In letters to members of Congress, Alito wrote that his impartiality could not reasonably be questioned. The explanation is unlikely to satisfy Democratic critics, but they have little recourse.

AP News