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☆ Supreme Court Justices Roberts and Coney Barrett split with conservatives to give Biden a border win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Supreme Court cleared the way for federal agents to cut through barbed wire that Texas put up along the southern border. It's a huge win for the Biden administration in its border fight with Texas. AdvertisementTwo of the Supreme Court's conservative justices just handed Joe Biden a major win at the southern border. The 5-4 ruling is a huge win for the Biden administration, with Justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett splitting with the court's other conservatives and siding with liberal justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The appeals court put that decision on hold while it reviewed the case, prompting the Biden administration to ask the Supreme Court to intervene.

Persons: John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Biden, —, Joe Biden, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh Organizations: Texas, Service, US Border Patrol, Fifth Circuit, US Justice Department, Texas National Guard, Justice Department Locations: Texas, Rio Grande, Mexico

His spokesman said the absence of razor wire and other deterrents encourages migrants to risk unsafe crossings and makes the job of Texas border personnel more difficult. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe White House applauded the order, which was handed down after a federal appeals court last month had forced federal agents to stop cutting the concertina wire. Eagle Park has become one of the busiest spots on the southern U.S. border for migrants illegally crossing from Mexico. Abbott has said Texas won’t allow Border Patrol agents into Shelby Park anymore, having expressed frustration over what he says are migrants illegally entering through Eagle Pass and then federal agents loading them onto buses. Texas officials have argued that federal agents cut the wire to help groups crossing illegally through the river before taking them in for processing.

Persons: Biden, Greg Abbott, Abbott, ” Abbott, Andrew Mahaleris, Angelo Fernández Hernández, John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, ___ Weber, Valerie Gonzalez Organizations: WASHINGTON, Border Patrol, U.S, Justice Department, Texas Gov, Republican, House, Texas Military Department, Eagle, Shelby, Border, Texas, Associated Press Locations: Texas, U.S, Mexico, Rio, Eagle, Austin , Texas, McAllen , Texas

☆ Supreme Court allows Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed by Texas at Mexico border
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A closely-divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut through or move razor wire Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border as part of an effort by the state to prevent illegal border crossings. The Biden administration says the wire prevents agents from reaching migrants who have already crossed over the border into the U.S.Texas Gov. Texas sued after Border Patrol agents cut through some of the razor wire, claiming the agents had trespassed and damaged state property. A federal judge ruled for the Biden administration, but the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. The Department of Homeland Security said Border Patrol agents were "physically barred" from entering the area during the incident.

Persons: Biden, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Gregg Abbott, Ken Paxton Organizations: Border Patrol, U.S . Texas Gov, Republican, Texas, Circuit, Star, Democratic, Biden, Supreme, The Department of Homeland Security Locations: Rio, United States, Eagle Pass , Texas, Texas, Mexico, U.S, Eagle, New Orleans, Grande

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the Supreme Court “to put a swift and decisive end” to efforts to kick him off the 2024 presidential ballot over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The Colorado court noted that Trump had held a rally outside the White House and exhorted his supporters to “fight like hell” before they walked to the Capitol. Trump's Supreme Court team is led by Texas-based lawyer Jonathan Mitchell, who devised aspects of the anti-abortion legislation that largely shut down abortions in Texas months before the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision in June 2022. Colorado’s Supreme Court, by a 4-3 vote, ruled last month that Trump should not be on the Republican primary ballot. Both the Colorado Supreme Court and the Maine secretary of state’s rulings are on hold until the appeals play out.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Trump, ”, Jonathan Mitchell, Roe, Wade, Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, Shenna Bellows, Bush, Gore, Republican George W, Clarence Thomas, Jack Smith Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Colorado Supreme, Republican, U.S . Capitol, White, Capitol, Trump, Republicans, Colorado’s, Democratic, Colorado Supreme Court Locations: Colorado, Texas, Congress, Maine, Washington

The 1984 decision states that when laws aren’t crystal clear, federal agencies should be allowed to fill in the details as long as they come up with a reasonable interpretation. At least four justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — have questioned the Chevron decision. Defending the rulings that upheld the fees, the Biden administration said that overturning the Chevron decision would produce a “convulsive shock” to the legal system. Environmental, health advocacy groups, civil rights organizations, organized labor and Democrats on the national and state level are urging the court to leave the Chevron decision in place. Conservative interests that also intervened in recent high court cases limiting regulation of air and water pollution are backing the fishermen as well.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, John Paul Stevens, Trump, — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh —, Chevron, Biden, Elizabeth Prelogar, Ketanji Brown Jackson Organizations: WASHINGTON, Chevron, Marine Fisheries Service Locations: Rhode, New Jersey, Rhode Island

Lower courts used the decision to uphold a 2020 National Marine Fisheries Service rule that herring fishermen pay for monitors who track their fish intake. A group of commercial fishermen appealed the decision to the Supreme Court. They lost in the lower courts, which relied on the Chevron decision to sustain the regulation. The Supreme Court itself hasn't invoked the Chevron decision since Trump's justices began arriving on the court in 2017, the first year of the Republican's administration. ___Follow the AP's coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-court.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Mark Chenoweth, Koch, it’s “, David Doniger, Doniger, — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh —, Ryan Mulvey, “, Leif Axelsson, Axelsson, he’d, John Paul Stevens, ” Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, hasn't, Paul Clement, ” Clement Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Business, Marine Fisheries Service, Supreme, Chevron, New Civil Liberties Alliance, Natural Resources Defense, American Cancer Society, ”, Trump, Action Institute, Fishermen, U.S Locations: Rhode Island, Cape May , New Jersey, Coast, Cape

☆ Supreme Court won’t resolve case concerning self-appointed ‘tester’ of Americans with Disabilities Act
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The court decided the case was moot after the plaintiff at the center of the dispute, Deborah Laufer, dropped her lawsuit. We are not convinced, however, that Laufer abandoned her case in an effort to evade our review,” Barrett wrote. Jackson reiterated her concerns about when the court should and should not vacate lower-court rulings when a case becomes moot on appeal. Though the justices weighed that question during oral arguments, they spent a considerable amount of time trying to figure out if they should resolve the issue at all. The defendant’s website, everybody agrees, is now in compliance with the ADA,” liberal Justice Elena Kagan said during oral arguments.

Persons: Deborah Laufer, Acheson Hotels, Amy Coney Barrett, Laufer, ” Barrett, “, Acheson, Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Thomas, Jackson, didn’t, Elena Kagan, ”, Samuel Alito, ” Laufer, Adam Unikowsky, John Roberts, hasn’t, Kelsi Corkran, Corkran Organizations: CNN, Acheson Locations: Maine

☆ Liz Cheney says Ginni Thomas was 'deceived' by 'untrue election fraud nonsense'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Liz Cheney is clearly alarmed at the direction Virginia "Ginni" Thomas took after the election. Ginni Thomas' texts to Mark Meadows were uncovered during the House January 6 investigation. AdvertisementFormer Congresswoman Liz Cheney is disappointed in how Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, has continued to spout disproven claims about the 2020 presidential election. "I was disappointed that Ginni Thomas had been deceived by the demonstrably untrue election-fraud nonsense," Cheney wrote in "Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning" which was published on Tuesday. Cheney wrote that she had known Virginia "Ginni" Thomas for decades.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Ginni, Thomas, Ginni Thomas, Mark Meadows, Cheney, —, Virginia Thomas, Clarence Thomas, Trump, Mark, Biden, Sidney Powell's, Powell, Joe Biden Organizations: Trump, Service, White House Locations: Virginia, Meadows, United States

☆ The Senate’s Supreme Court Subpoena Games
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The House Oversight Committee investigating Biden family business dealings has issued subpoenas to Hunter and James Biden to appear for depositions. Also requested for transcribed interviews are family members and associates including Sara and Hallie Biden. In a rush of rule-breaking at the end of a meeting, Mr. Durbin moved to bluster through subpoenas for two friends of Supreme Court Justices on a partisan vote. This is part of a Democratic political campaign to portray the High Court as a trinket bought by billionaires. “The pair have become genuine friends, according to people who know both men,” as even the left-leaning ProPublica admitted.

Persons: Biden, Hunter, James Biden, Sara, Hallie Biden, Mark Kelly Illinois, Dick Durbin, Durbin, Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, ProPublica Organizations: Reuters, Democratic

☆ Trump not immune from Capitol riot lawsuits, appeals court rules, opening door to monetary damages
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump does not have immunity from civil lawsuits related to the U.S. Capitol riot, a federal appeals court panel unanimously ruled Friday. The ruling does not say that Trump is liable for allegedly inciting, while president, the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress by a mob of his supporters, which injured more than 100 police officers. The ruling came after Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, challenged the federal district court lawsuits filed against him. Srinivasan, who was appointed to his seat by former President Barack Obama, was joined in the ruling by Judge Judith Rogers and Judge Gregory Katsas. Katsas was appointed by Trump and previously was a clerk for conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Sri Srinivasan, Srinivasan, Barack Obama, Judge Judith Rogers, Gregory Katsas, Katsas, Clarence Thomas, Rogers, Bill Clinton Organizations: U.S, United States Capitol, Capitol, Trump, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Supreme Court, Democrat Locations: Washington , U.S

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. When she retired, Justice Clarence Thomas, a consistent conservative, called her “an outstanding colleague, civil in dissent and gracious when in the majority.”She could, nonetheless, express her views tartly. “I had never expected or aspired to be a Supreme Court justice," she said. The retired justice was relieved that he was comfortable and happy at the center, according to her son, Scott. “It has been a great privilege indeed to have served as a member of the court for 24 terms,” the justice wrote.

Persons: —, Sandra Day O’Connor, O’Connor, John Roberts, “, Roberts, ”, John O’Connor, Ronald Reagan, Roe, Wade, Casey, Samuel Alito, George W, Bush, Democrat Al Gore, Clarence Thomas, tartly, unwisely, ” O’Connor, Bill Clinton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary, Scott, ” Bush, Potter Stewart, Alzheimer’s, Brian, Jay Organizations: WASHINGTON, Senate, Democrat, Iraq, College of William, Office, Legislature, Washington, Republicans Locations: Phoenix, American, ”, Arizona, Vermont, Virginia, Afghanistan, Rose, Los Angeles, United States

People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building on the day that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito released their delayed financial disclosure reports and the reports were made public in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Senate Democrats are expected on Thursday to vote on authorizing subpoenas to a pair of influential conservatives with ties to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of an ethics inquiry spurred by reports of undisclosed largesse directed to some conservative justices. Democrats are expected to face resistance from the panel's Republican members, who have painted the oversight effort as an attempt to tarnish the Supreme Court after it handed major defeats to liberals in recent years on matters including abortion, gun rights and student debt relief. Lawyers for Leo and Crow in letters to the committee criticized the committee's information requests as lacking a proper legal justification. Crow's lawyer proposed turning over a narrower range of information but Democrats rebuffed that offer, according to the panel's Democratic members.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Kevin Wurm, largesse, Harlan Crow, Leonard Leo, Donald Trump's, Dick Durbin, Crow, Leo, Paul Singer, Trump, Thomas, Alito, Singer, John Kruzel, Andrew Chung, Nate Raymond, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Republican, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Texas, Alaska, New York, Boston

☆ Senate Democrats subpoena Harlan Crow, escalating probe of GOP megadonor's relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Senate Democrats pushed forward on a subpoena of Harlan Crow. The GOP megadonor has been at the center of ethics concerns regarding Justice Clarence Thomas. Republican senators previously filed 177 amendments to the subpoena authorization, including a subpoena of Jeffrey Epstein's estate for his private flight logs. Crow has been in the news for months related to his friendship to Justice Clarence Thomas. ProPublica uncovered numerous trips and gifts Crow lavished on the justice and his family, which Thomas often did not list on his financial disclosure.

Persons: Harlan Crow, Clarence Thomas, —, Leonard Leo, Dick Durbin, Jeffrey Epstein's, Sen, John Cornyn, Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Graham, Crow, Leo, ProPublica, Crow lavished, Thomas, Samuel Alito, Paul Singer, Alito Organizations: GOP, Service, Durbin, United States Senate, Texas Republican, Republican, Supreme Court, Courthouse News Locations: Texas

☆ Mike Johnson backed Clarence Thomas' suggestion that the Supreme Court 'reconsider' its rulings on contraception and same-sex marriage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mike Johnson backed Clarence Thomas' suggestion that SCOTUS "reconsider" its rulings on contraception and same-sex marriage. "There's been some really bad law made," he said in a podcast interview unearthed by CNN's KFILE. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementHouse Speaker Mike Johnson backed up Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' suggestion last year that the court revisit its landmark rulings on contraception and same-sex marriage. CNN's KFILE unearthed an audio clip this week in which Johnson said that what Thomas was "calling for is not radical."

Persons: Mike Johnson, Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, There's, CNN's KFILE, —, Johnson, Thomas, Todd Starnes, Roe, Wade, Griswold, Lawrence, Hodges, there's Organizations: Service, Supreme, . Connecticut, . Texas, CNN Locations: ., American

☆ No Labels depends on six-figure donors to fund ‘grassroots’ 2024 third party ticket
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 18, 2011. More than 15,000 people in Arizona have registered to join a new political party floating a possible bipartisan "unity ticket" against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. No Labels, the nonprofit group actively working to field a third party ticket for president in 2024, doubled its annual revenue last year over 2021, collecting $21 million, nearly all of it from wealthy donors who gave $100,000 or more. Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has long been rumored to be among the possible candidates to top a No Labels unity ticket. That group has raised $1.4 million so far this election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Ryan Clancy, Clancy, Joe Lieberman, Sen, Joe Manchin, Manchin, Harlan Crow, Clarence Thomas, Wilhelmina Robertson, Mark McClain Organizations: Capitol, CNBC, Democratic, Commission, NBC, Fox News, NBC News, Supreme, SailPoint Technologies Locations: Washington, Arizona, Texas

☆ Supreme Court Refuses to Revive Florida Law Restricting Drag Shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Adam Liptak | More About Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Supreme Court refused on Thursday to revive a Florida law that banned children from “adult live performances” such as drag shows. The court’s brief order gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications, and a First Amendment challenge to the law will continue in the lower courts. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch dissented. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, joined by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, issued a statement stressing that the court’s order was addressed to an issue unrelated to the constitutionality of the law. The order, he wrote, “indicates nothing about our view on whether Florida’s new law violates the First Amendment.”

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Samuel A, Alito Jr, Neil M, Gorsuch, Brett M, Kavanaugh, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, ” Organizations: Justice Locations: Florida

☆ Supreme Court says Florida can’t enforce anti-drag law
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Ariane De Vogue | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Florida law that limits drag shows in the state will remain blocked, the Supreme Court said Thursday, dealing a blow to a key initiative championed by Republican Gov. Florida had asked the high court to narrow a lower court’s injunction that stopped the law from being enforced statewide. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals declined Florida’s emergency application for a stay of the district court’s injunction, triggering the state’s ask to the Supreme Court for relief. Since the district court temporarily blocked enforcement of the law, the restaurant has returned to normal operations. The challenge to the law continues at lower courts, and Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law, cautioned against drawing broader implications from Thursday’s order.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Ashley Moody, –, ”, ” Moody, Moody, Hamburger, Hamburger Mary’s, Steve Vladeck, Kavanaugh, Barrett, ” Vladeck, “ Organizations: CNN, Republican Gov, Conservative, University of Texas School of Law Locations: Florida, Ron DeSantis . Florida, ”, Orlando, “ Florida

☆ Opinion | The Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code: ‘Worthless’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

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.”

Persons: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Alito, Thomas, Lawrence Levy, ” Locations: America, Lawrence Levy Los Angeles

☆ Senate Judiciary Committee chair says the Supreme Court's new code of conduct lacking any enforcement mechanism 'falls short'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On Monday afternoon, the Supreme Court announced each of its justices had signed a code of conduct. Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, said it "falls short." AdvertisementThe chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee said the Supreme Court's newly signed code of conduct — which lacks any enforcement mechanisms — "falls short of what we could and should expect." "Its new code of conduct is a step, but it falls short of what we could and should expect from a code of conduct." "No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court — period," Alito said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal in July.

Persons: Sen, Dick Durbin, Durbin, —, Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito, Alito Organizations: Supreme, Service, Democratic, Wall Street

☆ Opinion: The Supreme Court code of conduct misses this big thing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Opinion Stephen I. Vladeck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Stephen I. Vladeck Courtesy of University of Texas School of LawThat mantra was ringing in my head as I reviewed the code of conduct voluntarily adopted by the Supreme Court on Monday, the first such formal code to govern the justices. In adopting these rules, the Supreme Court didn’t address that issue at all. Congress controls when and where the court sits; until 1935, the court sat in the Capitol — a powerful reminder of which branch was beholden to which. But it’s the least-worst alternative to a problem that the Constitution necessarily creates: how to have an independent Supreme Court that is nevertheless at least loosely accountable to the political branches. Accountability and independence aren’t mutually exclusive — something the justices are tacitly conceding by agreeing for the first time to formally adopt a code of conduct.

Persons: Stephen I, Charles Alan Wright, Robert Jackson, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, they’ll, —, ”, John Marshall, it’s, I’ve, couldn’t, aren’t, ” isn’t, shouldn’t, Ronald Reagan Organizations: University of Texas School of Law, CNN, Supreme, Soviet, University of Texas School of, Judicial Conference, United, Congress, Capitol, Democratic, Republicans Locations: United States

☆ Supreme Court bows to pressure, each justice signs a newly developed code of conduct
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Each Supreme Court justice just signed onto a new code of conduct. It comes months after reports detailed ethical missteps by various members of the high court. AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter a series of reports throughout 2023 alleged ethical missteps by various members of the Supreme Court, each justice signed a newly developed code of conduct. The code of conduct notes that despite that most of the principles and rules in it are not new — they've been tied to Supreme Court justices through various other rulings — the very fact that the Supreme Court didn't have its own code of conduct before needed to be rectified to clear up any misunderstandings. There's also nothing in the code of conduct that forbids a justice from leaking a draft of a Supreme Court decision before it becomes official, as is what happened before the court overturned decades of abortion precedent in 2022.

Persons: —, they've, they're, There's, Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Sonia Sotomayor, Sam Alito Organizations: Service

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices. The issue has vexed the court for several months, over a series of stories questioning the ethical practices of the justices. The committee has been investigating the court's ethics and passed an ethics code, though all 10 Republicans on the panel voted against it. The push for an ethics code was jump-started by a series of stories by the investigative news site ProPublica detailing the relationship between Crow and Thomas. ___Follow the AP's coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-court.

Persons: “, Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Koch, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Sen, Dick Durbin, Crow, Leonard Leo, Thomas, ProPublica, Leo, Sotomayor, Roberts, Durbin, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, Gallup, Democratic, Republicans, Republican, GOP, Associated Press, U.S, Supreme Locations: Thomas, Georgia, United States

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen on the day that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito released their delayed financial disclosure reports and the reports were made public in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. The court released its code "to set out succinctly and gather in one place the ethics rules and principles that guide the conduct of the members of the court," according to a brief introductory statement. Unlike other members of the federal judiciary, the Supreme Court's life-tenured justices had long acted with no binding ethics code. Most of the ethics revelations in recent months involved Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the court's most conservative members. The issue had become an political flashpoint, with Democrats in Congress calling on the court to adopt an ethics code, while many Republicans viewed the ethics narrative involving the court as cooked up by liberals upset at its rightward leanings.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Kevin Wurm, Thomas, Harlan Crow, ProPublica, Koch, Anthony Welters, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Republicans, Democrats, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Texas, New York

☆ Supreme Court adopts ethics code as justices face criticism over financial disclosures
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Supreme Court announced Monday it is adopting a code of ethics, a move that followed waves of criticism over reports about undisclosed gifts and travel received by some members of the high court. The 14-page code of conduct was written to "dispel" the "misunderstanding" that the court's nine justices "regard themselves as unrestricted by any ethics rules," the court said in a statement. It was not immediately clear whether the code would mollify Senate Democrats who had pushed the court for ethics reform and launched an investigation in the wake of the reporting. Spokespeople for Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Senate Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the new code. Republicans in Congress have vehemently objected to any effort to require the court to codify ethics standards for justices.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, ProPublica, Harlan Crow, Crow, Thomas, Samuel Alito, Paul Singer, Leonard Leo, Spokespeople, Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, pushback, GOP Sen, Marsha Blackburn Organizations: Supreme, Republican, Congress, GOP, Tennessee Locations: Washington , DC, Georgia

☆ There's one word missing from the Supreme Court's new code of conduct that makes the whole thing toothless
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Supreme Court's new ethics code uses weaker words. The code is very similar to the code of conduct that binds lower federal judges. The five canons have the same titles, and some passages are lifted verbatim from the other judges' code. But that law, the Judicial Conduct & Disability Act, doesn't define "judge" to include Supreme Court justices, partly over legal concerns that Congress can't tell the Supreme Court what to do. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome of the top court's critics were quick to seize on the differences between the rules for other judges and the new Supreme Court ethics code.

Persons: —, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, there's, Accountable.US Organizations: Service

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