Senators Angus King and Lisa Murkowski introduced the bill after recent revelations about Justices Thomas and Gorsuch.
Tag: Ethics and Official Misconduct
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Chief Justice Roberts Declines to Testify Before Congress Over Ethics Concerns
In an accompanying statement on ethics practices, the Supreme Court’s justices insisted their current ethical guidelines on gifts, travel and financial deals are sufficient.
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Neil Gorsuch Sold Property to Head of a Major Law Firm
Legal experts said that the justice’s disclosure of the sale, which came right after the justice’s appointment, did not violate the law but underscored the need for ethics reforms.
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What Scalia’s Defense of a Free Jet Trip Says About Thomas’s Travels
In a combative 2004 memo rejecting calls for his recusal, Justice Antonin Scalia discussed whether a trip on a litigant’s plane was a gift that had to be disclosed.
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Jeff Shell, CEO of NBCUniversal, Steps Down After Inquiry
Comcast, the company’s owner, said he was leaving after an investigation into inappropriate conduct with an employee.