To the Editor:Re “Under Scrutiny, Justices Adopt an Ethics Code” (front page, Nov. 14):In response to a public outcry, the Supreme Court has published a code of ethics. No wonder Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas were willing to sign on. The reality, however, is that there will not be any further steps, at least while Justices Alito and Thomas remain on the bench. It’s as if the members of the court were saying to America: You forced us to adopt a code of ethics; here it is. Lawrence LevyLos AngelesTo the Editor:In the commentary at the end of the Supreme Court’s new ethics code, it states about recusal: “Because of the broad scope of the cases that come before the Supreme Court and the nationwide impact of its decisions, this provision should be construed narrowly.”

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