#SCOTUS announced Tuesday that it will now employ #software to help the justices identify when they should probably #recuse themselves from cases. We say “probably,” because there’s still no actually enforceable #ethics code binding #SupremeCourt justices & the #ChiefJustice has made very clear that he will ignore any attempt to impose one. Instead, the Supreme Court drafted a 14-page pinky swear that they will follow some of the same rules that bind lower court judges.
The watchdog group Accountable.us & Rep Hank Johson (D-GA) issued a letter calling for #ClarenceThomas’s #recusal from the #Oklahoma case because of his ties to Nicole Garnett, the #NotreDame #law prof, who helped shepherd it.
But unlike #AmyConeyBarrett, Thomas did not #recuse.
Garnett was a clerk for Thomas in the late 1990s & has maintained a close relationship w/ him, which Accountable & Johnson say call into question his objectivity in the case.
This looks superb:
Clothes/textiles recycling, and:
"We take e-waste from any brand in any condition - even smashed. We sanitize all data and break down items into components for either reuse or materials recycling.”
For EOL #Apple products it’s probably best to send straight to Apple (https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in#recycle), but I'm going to try this for a load of cables etc. that might otherwise be “wasted”.
It would require the #IRS to initiate an #audit of the justices’ tax returns each year, release the results & make the tax filings public. Nominees to the court would have to disclose 3 yrs of tax returns.
Another measure would allow a two-thirds vote of the court to force a fellow justice to #recuse from a case.
#law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics #Judiciary #JudicialReform #CourtReform #SCOTUSreform #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol
Why New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron did NOT recuse himself from Trump's conviction and sentencing, dismissing Trump's recent motion.
In the wake of the sustained crisis of institutional legitimacy facing #SCOTUS, #SamuelAlito must resign, acc/to a letter sent today by @CREW to Alito. The letter outlines Alito’s failures to avoid the appearance of #bias, & his failure to #recuse from cases where his impartiality would reasonably be questioned, in violation of the #law & the #SupremeCourt Code of Conduct.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/letters/justice-alito-must-resign/
Hey, #Alito! #Thomas! Check this out!
Via #CBC
#SupremeCourt Justice #MahmudJamal has decided 2 #recuse himself from hearing challenge 2 #Quebec's #Secularism law after prov gov & 2 advocacy groups argued his partiality in the appeal
The Justice, however, says→no #legal basis 4 his #recusal & he's removing himself so his participation doesn't become distraction during hearing, according 2 letter written by court registrar #ChantalCarbonneau
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/scj-mahmud-jamal-recusal-1.7259008
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