The Supreme Court’s code of conduct is a good first step
But the justices may find they need to go further
FOR 50 years all but nine of America’s around 2,000 federal judges have been subject to a code of conduct laying out ethical guidelines for jurists’ behaviour on and off the bench. On November 13th the exceptions—the justices of the Supreme Court—announced that they had decided to join their lower-court peers.
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United States November 18th 2023
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