Show threadnullagentJun 1, 2025

Update - The council member, Cathy Moore, who proposed kneecapping our ethics code suddenly withdrew the bill earlier this week.

Avoid a likely raucous showdown in city hall next week.

It seems that the optics of deleting the conflict of interest parts of the ethics code is pretty unpopular.

So unpopular Bruce Harrell even threatened to veto it. It's likely Cathy Moore believed she couldn't get a veto proof majority so gave up.

#CathyMoore #BruceHarrell #Seattle #EthicsCode #Ethics

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Aug 1, 2024

#TermLimits and a Binding #EthicsCode Can Save the #SupremeCourt from Itself

https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/term-limits-and-a-binding-ethics

Term Limits and a Binding Ethics Code Can Save the Supreme Court from Itself

President Biden’s proposal reflects broad, bipartisan support for major reform.

The Briefing
beSpacificJul 26, 2024
Justice #Kagan became 1st member #SupremeCourt 2 call publicly for beefing up its new #ethicscode by adding a way 2 #enforce it. [What a novel idea!]
Kagan said she wouldn’t have signed onto new rules if she didn’t believe they were good. But having good rules is not enough,
“The thing that can be criticized is, you know, rules usually have enforcement mechanisms attached to them, and this one, this set of rules — does not.” https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-elena-kagan-ethics-code-0de5fc0fb31eaab57202cf96b4e9c3e7 #courts #ethics #corruption #MAGA #billionaires
Justice Kagan says there needs to be a way to enforce Supreme Court ethics code

Justice Elena Kagan says the U.S. Supreme Court should bolster its new ethics code by adding a way to enforce it. She is the first justice to publicly call for a way to enforce the rules. Kagan made the remarks at a judicial conference in Sacramento on Thursday. She spoke to a crowd of attorneys, judges and court personnel. The court adopted the ethics code after justices came under scrutiny for engaging in partisan activity. Democrats, including President Joe Biden, have renewed talk of Supreme Court reforms. Public confidence in the court has decreased dramatically in recent years.

AP News
beSpacificDec 5, 2023
#SupremeCourt Needs a Real #EthicsCode. The #justices have rightly responded to public criticism. But the #selfpolicing system they’ve proposed doesn’t inspire much confidence.
Bloomberg Editorial Board
#ethics #ethicsreform #constitution #SCOTUS #corruption #financialdisclosure #legalresearch #GOP #FederalistSociety https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-27/us-supreme-court-still-needs-a-real-ethics-code
US Supreme Court Still Needs a Real Ethics Code

The justices have rightly responded to public criticism. But the self-policing system they’ve proposed doesn’t inspire much confidence.

Bloomberg
beSpacificDec 1, 2023
#SandraDayOConnor, First #Woman on the #SupremeCourt, Is Dead at 93. During a crucial period in #Americanlaw — when #abortion, #affirmativeaction, sex #discrimination and #votingrights were on the #docket — she was the most powerful woman in the country. read free https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/us/sandra-day-oconnor-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck0.NAXc.SIEONPlYtH5o&referringSource=articleShare #SCOTUS #ethics #ethicscode #FinancialDisclosures #integrity #leadership #pioneer #RespectWomen
Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court, Is Dead at 93

During a crucial period in American law — when abortion, affirmative action, sex discrimination and voting rights were on the docket — she was the most powerful woman in the country.

The New York Times
Rich Stein (he/him)Nov 26, 2023
"Perhaps it's time to remind the nine revered members of the United States Supreme Court that they were appointed — not anointed."
https://www.jewishexponent.com/the-supreme-courts-ethical-challenge/
#SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #ethics #EthicsCode
The Supreme Court’s Ethical Challenge - Jewish Exponent

In dealing with the justices on America’s highest court ...

Jewish Exponent
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Nov 22, 2023

Most US #Voters Want Stricter #SupremeCourt #EthicsCode

https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-code-of-conduct-act

Most US Voters Want Stricter Supreme Court Ethics Code

"Americans can see through the court's failed attempt at a code of conduct," said one group. "It's time for Congress to take action and pass actual ethics reform."

Common Dreams
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Nov 17, 2023

What the #SupremeCourt’s New #EthicsCode Lacks

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/11/supreme-court-code-of-conduct/676004/

What the Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code Lacks

The written code of conduct nods at the public pressure the Court is facing, but it can’t do much to change the justices’ behavior.

The Atlantic
U.S. Politics in Real TimeNov 15, 2023

The US supreme court’s new ‘ethics code’ is an embarrassment

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/15/supreme-court-ethics-code-embarrassment

#Guardian #SupremeCourt #EthicsCode #Embarrassment #US #News #Politics #News

The US supreme court’s new ‘ethics code’ is an embarrassment

The court’s condescending and vague guidelines are filled with loopholes and completely lack any enforcement mechanism

The Guardian
News ViewsNov 14, 2023

“Peak gaslighting”: Legal scholars shred Supreme Court’s spin on new “unenforceable” ethics code
 “No provision in the Constitution gives [Congress] the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period." Justice Alito

According to Salon's reporting today,

"The Supreme Court on Monday adopted an ethics code f
https://newsviews.online/2023/11/14/peak-gaslighting-legal-scholars-shred-supreme-courts-spin-on-new-unenforceable-ethics-code/
#SCOTUS #Alito #EthicsCode #Thomas

“Peak gaslighting”: Legal scholars shred Supreme Court’s spin on new “unenforceable” ethics code

 “No provision in the Constitution gives [Congress] the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period.” Justice Alito According to Salon’s reporting today, “The Supreme Cour…

News Views