Geee Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 MRC Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), have introduced a bill by which Supreme Court justices can be disqualified, or otherwise punished, based on a yet-to-be-crafted and fluid “code of conduct.” Dubbed the “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023,” S. 359 says its intent is “To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes.” S. 359 would require the Supreme Court to establish a subjective code of conduct for justices and law clerks and set disclosure requirements for gifts, travel, and income received by them. Additionally, the bill would also require the Court to establish procedures for anyone who wishes to file ethics complaints against justices and for the adjudication of those complaints by a panel of circuit court judges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Geee said: MRC Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), have introduced a bill by which Supreme Court justices can be disqualified, or otherwise punished, based on a yet-to-be-crafted and fluid “code of conduct.” Dubbed the “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023,” S. 359 says its intent is “To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes.” S. 359 would require the Supreme Court to establish a subjective code of conduct for justices and law clerks and set disclosure requirements for gifts, travel, and income received by them. Additionally, the bill would also require the Court to establish procedures for anyone who wishes to file ethics complaints against justices and for the adjudication of those complaints by a panel of circuit court judges. In September 2022, an investigation by The New York Times found that Whitehouse was among the members of Congress who had bought or sold stock that intersected with his congressional work, including trading stock in public companies that came before the committees on which he serves. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s (D-R.I.) association with a famously exclusive beach club in Newport was widely known in Rhode Island and not much of a controversy until a week ago, when it suddenly exploded into the national news scene, fueled by the power of Twitter and a growing national debate over racial and economic inequality in America. The Couption Of Mr. Whitehouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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