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The #ClarenceThomas/#SamuelAlito bribery scandal prompted the Supremes to proffer an entirely ornamental and toothless code of conduct:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/17/red-team-black-robes/#security-theater

It takes a *lot* of work to create an accountability mechanism than the system that other federal judges answer to. The #JudicialConference oversees the rest of the federal bench, and it's far too flimsy to qualify as a paper tiger - maybe a toilet-paper kitten?

https://www.propublica.org/article/judicial-conference-scotus-federal-judges-ethics-rules

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Pluralistic: Red-teaming the SCOTUS code of conduct (17 Nov 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

ProPublica: The #Judiciary Has Policed Itself for Decades. It Doesn’t Work. The secretive #JudicialConference is tasked with self-governance. The group, led by #SupremeCourt’s #chiefjustice, has spent decades #preserving #perks, defending judges and thwarting outside #oversight. #democracy #ethicsreform #SCOTUS #corruption #FinancialDisclosures #perks #govdocs #legalresearch #recuse #clarencethomas #SamuelAlito #JohnRoberts #amy coney barrett #BrettKavanaugh #federalistsociety #legalresearch
Make no mistake - No #leadership #resolve #honesty #integrity #values #SCOTUS #ChiefJustice #JohnRoberts has #declined to directly #respond to a #congressional #request to #investigate #ClarenceThomas’ alleged #ethicallapses. Roberts instead referred request from #SenateJudiciary Chairman #DickDurbin to the #JudicialConference, which serves as the policy-making body of the federal courts. This is not about #policy - it is about a long documented history of #corruption https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/22/politics/chief-justice-john-roberts-clarence-thomas/index.html
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