The Supreme Court must be held to the highest ethical standards, but its so-called code clearly indicates that the court believes it shouldn’t be accountable to anyone or anything but itself, CLC's @Danielle_Cap tells @BLaw in a new letter to the editor.
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Justices Alito and Thomas must file their delayed financial reports by Aug 14. Look out for 3 ways they may try to avoid full disclosure and cause more ethics issues for SCOTUS. https://t.co/DFFAk9C0AK
The #SupremeCourt is in the news again, this time regarding Justice Samuel Alito's failure to disclose a luxury fishing trip with a billionaire who had multiple cases before the Court.
This is why #SCOTUS needs a code of #ethics, guidance & procedures.
[A #DemocracyU thread 🧵]
#SCOTUS needs a code of ethics, one that outlines clear rules for handling conflicts of interest, because the American people have a right to know if justices are favoring their own personal interests over those of our democracy.
More from CLC's @danielle_cap. #CLCExplains
“This could easily kill the only body that’s investigating ethical issues in Congress,” says [CLC’s] @kedric_payne…“There’s no investigations in the Senate. And the only investigations that happen in the House of any significance are done by the OCE.”
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For years now, we've seen the Roberts Court decide cases against the interests of voters, but it has become abundantly clear now that this Court is a threat to our democratic rights. @CampaignLegal has released a new analysis. Congress must push back.
https://t.co/Rywp6FqE2L
NEW: 16 watchdog groups and government reform advocates are demanding @JoeBiden break his silence and publicly call on Congress to ban its lawmakers from trading stocks.
w/ @leonardkl https://t.co/CJ77CMOxN0
Now Congress must review and debate the many good bills that would prohibit members of Congress from trading stock to find the best solution because its work is not done after one hearing. The American people deserve to have representatives who unequivocally represent them
Today the House finally held a hearing on congressional stock trading and potential reforms and I wanted to touch on some of my big takeaways. A short 🧵:
As @donaldonethics and @lizhempowicz pointed out, public service is a public trust and laws should be created with that understanding. Owning stock and then voting on bills that affect those stock make the public think MoC vote with their wallets