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Justices aren't above the law: Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act [1]

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Date: 2023-03-03  

Recently, Chief Justice Roberts’ conflicts of interest arose via his wife’s work, which Roberts conveniently failed to disclose. Jane Roberts’ recruiting work placed lawyers involved firms with business before the court, and, surprise surprise, the chief justice did not properly recuse himself from impacted cases.

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And how can we forget Justice Clarence and Ginni Thomas? Ginni Thomas advocated for the overthrow of the government. Meanwhile, Justice Thomas continued to rule on SCOTUS cases that directly impacted the insurrection aftermath, including Donald Trump’s attempt to block the Jan. 6 select committee from getting White House documents. In fact, Thomas was the only justice to dissent in that case. SUSPECT!

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Supreme Court justices must be held accountable for flouting the ethical rules that apply to every other judge in the country. We must restore public trust, transparency, and accountability in the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, recently re-introduced in Congress, would directly address accountability and transparency at the Supreme Court. This legislation would require the creation of a code of ethical conduct for the U.S. Supreme Court and the appointment of an Ethics Investigations Counsel, as well as require justices to publicly disclose recusal decisions.

We are calling on Congress to pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act and try to begin to salvage the distrusted SCOTUS.

Sign the petition to Congress: We must restore public trust, transparency, and accountability in the U.S. Supreme Court. Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.

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