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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 12 - Caught on Camera

What to know about the Supreme Court and ethical concerns

Revelations continue to emerge about Supreme Court justices and lavish trips, private school tuition and more. The growing list of these nondisclosures is causing some to question court ethics.

WEKU

Partisan divide drives Senate hearing on Supreme Court ethics

Senators heard from witnesses, ranging from judicial ethics experts to a former attorney general in the George W. Bush administration, but used their questioning to reinforce their own arguments.

WEKU

John Roberts' wife cashes in: docs

"At least some of her remarkable success as a recruiter has come because of her spouse's position": whistleblower

Salon

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Supreme Court to decide important case on government power

The Supreme Court says it will decide whether or not to overrule a decades-old decision that has been a frequent target of conservatives and, if overruled, could make it harder to sustain governmental regulations

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The US supreme court’s alleged ethics issues are worse than you probably realize

Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch have both been accused of ethics violations – and John Roberts refuses to discuss the matter with Congress

The Guardian - US

The Government Stole Her Home Equity Over an Unpaid Tax Bill. Will the Supreme Court Vindicate Her?

A win for Geraldine Tyler, who is now 94 years old, would be a win for property rights.

Reason

Roberts refuses to testify before Senate

Dems said the hearing will go on with or without the participation of Roberts or the other justices

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Justice Neil Gorsuch sold $2m property to owner of legal firm with cases before Supreme Court

Growing discontent about Court’s lax ethical guardrails has yet to be seriously addressed by justices

The Independent UK

Democrats condemn Roberts’ refusal to testify over US supreme court ethics row

Chief justice declined to face Senate judiciary committee after reports of Clarence Thomas’s ties with Republican megadonor

The Guardian - US

More ethics questions rise for Supreme Court justices

The sale came a month after Gorsuch was appointed to the Supreme Court.

Axios

Gorsuch exemplifies SCOTUS "corruption"

Gorsuch found a buyer just nine days after his confirmation — but didn't disclose it

Salon

Law firm CEO with US supreme court dealings bought property from Gorsuch

Justice did not report identity of buyer in latest ethics question involving supreme court

The Guardian - US

Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS closes its April 2023 sitting

Welcome to the April 24 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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What Joan Biskupic "Learned" in Nine Black Robes?

The inside-information largely trickled to a halt after 2020.

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Kavanaugh v. Gorsuch—The Return

Today's opinions are a requel to prior splits among the most recent Republican appointees to the Supreme Court.

The Guardian - US

Nine Black Robes review: how Trump turned the supreme court right

Joan Biskupic of CNN delivers an assured history of the conservative takeover that threatens to reshape America

Reason

Ending Chevron Deference in the States

While the US Supreme Court continues to require judges to defer to administrative agencies' interpretations of law in many situations, numerous states have abolished or severely curbed such deference. The results should temper both hopes and fears associated with ending judicial deference to agencies.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court skeptical of man who offered adult adoptions

The Supreme Court seems inclined to rule against a man convicted of violating immigration law for offering adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to citizenship

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High School Football Coach Prays And Receives $1.7M Payout For Religious Tradition On Field

A former public high school football coach in Washington who lost his job for leading prayers on the field after games

The Independent UK

Is bringing back firing squads for executions a good idea?

The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison into the chest of a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era

Salon

SCOTUS hears Navajo water rights case

The Biden administration told justices it doesn't have an obligation to bring more water to the reservation

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education case

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously for a a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education

WEKU

The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.

The Independent UK

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justice Jackson gets hometown honor

The naming of a Miami-area street for Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson brings to four the number of sitting justices similarly honored

Reason

Conservatives Who Want To Weaken Defamation Standards May Regret Opening That Can of Worms

Contrary to the Supreme Court's First Amendment precedents, Donald Trump thinks harsh criticism of the president should be actionable.

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