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winetourdriver01

(1,154 posts)
Sun Mar 5, 2023, 10:44 PM Mar 2023

Justices aren't above the law: Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act

Public approval of the U.S. Supreme Court is extremely low. Justices’ failure to avoid conflicts of interest and inability to investigate themselves further undermines public trust in the court at a time when its legitimacy is already a matter of significant public debate.

Recently, we learned that the investigation into the leak of the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization did not include any real investigation into the Supreme Court justices themselves. And we have witnessed and continue to witness many, many examples of conflicts of interest undermining public trust.

Read more:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/3/2155848/-Justices-aren-t-above-the-law-Pass-the-Supreme-Court-Ethics-Recusal-and-Transparency-Act

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