Supreme Court Ethics: New Code of Conduct and Public Accountability.
This law mandates a new code of conduct for all federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, enhancing judicial accountability to the public. Citizens gain a formal mechanism to report potential ethical violations to a newly established Ethics Investigations Counsel. Furthermore, justices must publicly disclose the reasons for recusing themselves from a case or denying a motion for recusal, increasing judicial transparency.
Key points
Mandatory establishment of a formal code of ethical conduct for all federal judges and Supreme Court justices within one year.
Creation of an Ethics Investigations Counsel to handle public complaints and investigate potential ethical violations by Supreme Court justices.
Requirement for Supreme Court justices to publicly state the reasons for disqualifying themselves from a case or refusing to do so.
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