Justice Barrett says Supreme Court ethics rules would be a 'good idea'
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The conservative justice indicated support for a code of conduct similar to the one that applies to lower federal court judges.

The conservative justice indicated support for a code of conduct similar to the one that applies to lower federal court judges.

Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett indicated Monday she would support a code of conduct for the Supreme Court in the wake of recent claims that some justices have fallen short of required ethical standards.

Speaking at the University of Minnesota Law School, Barrett said it would be "a good idea for us do it" and suggested that the justices are broadly in support of a set of principles similar to those that lower court judges are required to follow.

"There is no lack of consensus among the justices. There's unanimity among all nine justices that we should and do hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards possible," she added.

  • Telorand@reddthat.com
    68·
    1 year ago

    "There is no lack of consensus among the justices. There's unanimity among all nine justices that we should and do hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards possible," she added.

    We have investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing or conflicts of interest.

    • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
      6·
      1 year ago

      we should and do hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards possible. We will not be telling you what those standards are, though you can deduce by counterexample that accepting huge piles of money from people who have business before the court does not violate them.