Update - The council member, Cathy Moore, who proposed kneecapping our ethics code suddenly withdrew the bill earlier this week.
Avoid a likely raucous showdown in city hall next week.
It seems that the optics of deleting the conflict of interest parts of the ethics code is pretty unpopular.
So unpopular Bruce Harrell even threatened to veto it. It's likely Cathy Moore believed she couldn't get a veto proof majority so gave up.
#TermLimits and a Binding #EthicsCode Can Save the #SupremeCourt from Itself
https://brennancenter.substack.com/p/term-limits-and-a-binding-ethics
Justice #Kagan became 1st member #SupremeCourt 2 call publicly for beefing up its new #ethicscode by adding a way 2 #enforce it. [What a novel idea!]
Kagan said she wouldnāt have signed onto new rules if she didnāt believe they were good. But having good rules is not enough,
āThe thing that can be criticized is, you know, rules usually have enforcement mechanisms attached to them, and this one, this set of rules ā does not.ā https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-elena-kagan-ethics-code-0de5fc0fb31eaab57202cf96b4e9c3e7 #courts #ethics #corruption #MAGA #billionaires
#SupremeCourt Needs a Real #EthicsCode. The #justices have rightly responded to public criticism. But the #selfpolicing system theyāve proposed doesnāt inspire much confidence.
Bloomberg Editorial Board
#ethics #ethicsreform #constitution #SCOTUS #corruption #financialdisclosure #legalresearch #GOP #FederalistSociety https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-27/us-supreme-court-still-needs-a-real-ethics-code
#SandraDayOConnor, First #Woman on the #SupremeCourt, Is Dead at 93. During a crucial period in #Americanlaw ā when #abortion, #affirmativeaction, sex #discrimination and #votingrights were on the #docket ā she was the most powerful woman in the country. read free https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/us/sandra-day-oconnor-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck0.NAXc.SIEONPlYtH5o&referringSource=articleShare #SCOTUS #ethics #ethicscode #FinancialDisclosures #integrity #leadership #pioneer #RespectWomen
"Perhaps it's time to remind the nine revered members of the United States Supreme Court that they were appointed ā not anointed."
https://www.jewishexponent.com/the-supreme-courts-ethical-challenge/
#SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #ethics #EthicsCode
Most US #Voters Want Stricter #SupremeCourt #EthicsCode
https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-code-of-conduct-act
The US supreme courtās new āethics codeā is an embarrassment
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/15/supreme-court-ethics-code-embarrassment
#Guardian #SupremeCourt #EthicsCode #Embarrassment #US #News #Politics #News
āPeak gaslightingā: Legal scholars shred Supreme Courtās spin on new āunenforceableā ethics code
āNo provision in the Constitution gives [Congress] the authority to regulate the Supreme Courtāperiod." Justice Alito
According to Salon's reporting today,
"The Supreme Court on Monday adopted an ethics code f
https://newsviews.online/2023/11/14/peak-gaslighting-legal-scholars-shred-supreme-courts-spin-on-new-unenforceable-ethics-code/
#SCOTUS #Alito #EthicsCode #Thomas
Supreme Court justices are humans, not saints or a club of messiahs.
They deserve to be treated accordingly - because no one is above the law, and equal justice mustn't be a hollow phrase.
Keep demanding an ethics code for SCOTUS in public discourse! Keep up the pressure!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/10/16/amy-coney-barrett-reportedly-signals-support-for-supreme-court-ethics-code-a-good-idea/
#RuleOfLaw #CleanSCOTUS #CodeOfConduct #EthicsCode #SCOTUS_OIG #Corruption #Bribery #HighCrimesAndMisdemeanor
Justice Barrett Calls for Supreme Court to Adopt an Ethics Code
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/us/politics/supreme-court-ethics-code-amy-coney-barrett.html
#NYTimes #SupremeCourt #EthicsCode #JusticeBarrett #Adopt #Reform #Politics #News
Faith in the Supreme Court is down. Voters now say they want changes. A new survey shows three-in-four voters want the justices bound to an ethics code.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/30/supreme-court-ethics-poll-00119236
#SupremeCourt #EthicsCode #Voters #Changes #FaithDown #Survey #Politics #News
Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government
#SupremeCourtEthics #SenatorsCall #EthicsCode #GovernmentBranches #Congress #JohnRoberts #Politics #News
@RepShontelBrown
IS IT JUST ME, or has the #SCotUS just ruled to overturn what should have been two easily winnable cases???
They just re-legalized #WhitesOnly lunch counters with #SmithVColorado, and carved out an exclusion for #WhiteAffirmativeAction ("Legacies" & "Wealth")... all while declaring they don't need an #EthicsCode.
#Update: Kellyanne Conway responds to report Judicial Activist who hired her moved to cover up payments to Justice Thomas' wife Ginni Thomas https://politicaliq.com/2023/05/05/judicial-activist-moved-to-cover-up-payments-to-ginni-thomas-report/ #KellyanneConway #ClarenceThomas #GinniThomas #SupremeCourt #Ethics #EthicsCode #politicaliq #news #politics
#Poll: Will the threat of impeachment deter Supreme Court Justices from violating ethics rules?
https://politicaliq.com/2023/05/05/would-supreme-court-justices-really-abide-by-a-legislated-code-of-ethics/ #SupremeCourt #Senate #SenateSession #Durbin #ethics #EthicsCode #JohnRoberts #ClarenceThomas
@rschalk_esq
#politicaliq #news #politics #opinion
Would Supreme Court Justices Really Abide by a Legislated Code of Ethics? https://politicaliq.com/2023/05/05/would-supreme-court-justices-really-abide-by-a-legislated-code-of-ethics/ #SupremeCourt #Senate #SenateSession #Durbin #ethics #EthicsCode #JohnRoberts #ClarenceThomas @rschalk_esq #politicaliq #news #politics
Judicial Activist Moved to Cover Up Payments to Clarence Thomas' wife Ginni: Report https://politicaliq.com/2023/05/05/judicial-activist-moved-to-cover-up-payments-to-ginni-thomas-report/ #SupremeCourt #GinniThomas #ClarenceThomas #Ethics #EthicsCode #Senate #LeonardLeo #politicaliq #news #politics
Ā«"If #Kagan, #Sotomayor and #Jackson truly believe that it is only the #SupremeCourt that has the ability to govern itself, then they need to be more forceful in putting that self-regulation into practice. They need to be willing to tell #Congress if, as it appears from the outside, there is no effective way for that to happen. And they need to be willing to speak out about whether they believe #Thomas violated the #EthicsCode that they have now signed onto."Ā»
