WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices. The bill faced united opposition from Republicans, who said it could “destroy” the court.
The panel voted along party lines to set ethics rules for the court and a process to enforce them, including new standards for transparency around recusals, gifts and potential conflicts of interest.
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The ethics legislation has little chance of passing the Senate — it would need at least nine GOP votes, and Republicans have strongly opposed it — or the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. But Democrats say the spate of revelations means that enforceable standards on the court are necessary.
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The legislation would mandate a new Supreme Court “code of conduct” with a process for adjudicating the policy modeled on lower courts that do have ethics codes. It would require that justices provide more information about potential conflicts of interest, allow impartial panels of judges to review justices’ decisions not to recuse and require public, written explanations about their decisions not to recuse. It would also seek to improve transparency around gifts received by justices and set up a process to investigate and enforce violations around required disclosures.
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Attribution: Supreme Court Ethics Jar by R.J. Matson, CQ Roll Call
Peggy Lee with The Dave Barbour Quartet in 1950.
Says a lot that Republicans think a Code of Ethics would destroy the conservative Supreme Court. It’s a comment on Republican inability to conform to a Code of Ethics rather than a comment on the proposed Code.
Situational Ethics indeed. As the GOP relies on hearsay from fugitive criminals to hogtie the president to their imaginary bribery scheme, they won’t even consider some common sense rules for justices. “The ethics legislation has little chance of passing the Senate — it would need at least nine GOP votes.”
New Monmouth University poll
Biden 47%
Trump 40%
Darn, we’ve lost Tony Bennett. 96yo
Sorry to hear that. RIP, Tony Bennett.
That’s a shame. I thought Tony might live to 100.
Like Jerry Lee Lewis, maybe The Last Man Standing?
Trump documents case set for May trial. So he could accept nomination in ankle bracelets.
from the bennett sublime to the thug trumpster stupid
today on morning joe
When asked about the possibility of jail time stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, former President Trump said it would be ‘very dangerous’ if he went to jail. The Morning Joe panel discusses.
Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump’s classified documents case in Florida | AP News
That makes SIX civil or criminal trials on the calendar:
–Now (Cohen suit for legal fees)
–October
–January (2)
–March
–May.
PLUS two more criminal indictments coming soon.
Court TV could set up a special desk to cover the trials of an orange moron. I am sure there will be all sorts of appeals floating around and calls to the funders of the court formerly known as supreme
askingbegging for someone to stop it. Oh how these months will provide entertainment never seen in this country.What does Amy Phony Barrett have to say about all of this —
I heard she called Clarence nigger because she thinks it’s a term of endearment
I figure it will be a cold day in hell before Trump goes to trial on the documents case in May, 2024. Cannon will be faced with delay tactics (too busy to meet the deadlines, other such bullshit) and we’ll see whether she capitulates, which she should not do unless Smith’s team fails to meet the deadlines she set for them. I hope she has more Earl Warren than Clarence Thomas in her.
From WaPo (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/21/trump-trial-date-classified-documents/):
“Trump’s attorneys also said that in addition to a busy campaign schedule, Trump will be entangled in other court cases in the near future.”
I know how far that argument would get in front of either of our Federal District Court judges, and it would not be very far at all.
Best SFB acronym of the day: POSOTUS
craig, scratch the cohen trial
the hill:
guess cohen thought he better get the money while there was still some to get in light of the e. jean carroll awards looming for loser guy to pay.
I hope Phony Barrett put a lot of money in the corruption jar. She received a2million dollar book contract
today’s meme…
JFK’s grandson calls RFK Jr.’s White House bid ‘an embarrassment,’ endorses Biden | The Hill
Attribution: RFK, Jr Conspiracy Camelot by Christopher Weyant, CagleCartoons.com
Fulton county prosecutors prepare racketeering charges in Trump inquiry | Georgia | The Guardian
since it’s a state not fed case, their court may move faster picking a trial date. different rules equal “different strokes for different folks” as Mohammed Ali would say.
Racketeering – I like the sound of that.
I thought Sly Stone was the originator of different strokes….🎵 and so on, and so on and scooby dooby doooooby. 🎹 But that was after Ali popularized it I guess. Shows what I know (now).
Nice, highlights already up
Pogacar claims he wants to try and win tomorrow’s stage – Last mountain stage and concludes with two Category 1 climbs. We’ll see.
Friday – what the heck news is left hanging around that can be dumped out this evening?
I wonder what his babysitters are planning this weekend to keep the orange moron busy? Golf? After a shank like that I would not put my face at any golf course for a month. Something in the playpen to distract? Maybe a flight somewhere to connect with whatsherface? A “rally”, which are looking like gatherings to meet a B actor from 1960 sci-fi flicks?
D.C. is going to be comfortable, for D.C. standards, this weekend. I hope our visitors enjoy something quite rare for this time of the year. But, I tend to think many do not feel the weather as they suck in the history and ambiance of this place. It can be overwhelming to many. When I had to be downtown I would occasionally go to the Mall just to walk by the people and see their eyes and the cartoon memory balloons – OMG there is so much here!!!. The kids not bothering to use memory thoughts, “Mom Dad – look there is the Smithsonian – let’s go!!!.
…only way is if Vingegaard lets him win because Vingegaard can’t allow him to break-away and Pocagar isn’t faster
Vingegaard won the Tour when he waited for Pogacar after Pogacar wrecked trying to attack. We all know the unwritten rule of not attacking a distressed yellow-jersey, but i never heard of the leader waiting for the guys in the back to get their shit together = game over
TdF – Vingegaard is le Maillot Jaune and on the podium. Only a very strange event that causes him to drop out will keep him down.
Looks like the babysitters have gone to Mark Meddows, a potential bail breaker.
Absolutely. I’d say those last 2 climbs will show who’s recovered better from the Alps. My take is that head to head Vingegaard has a slight edge on Pogacar this year.
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