"The absence of a clearly articulated, binding code of ethics for the justices of the court imperils the legitimacy of the court," the ABA measure said. Given the American Bar Association's vast size ...
Every federal judge in the United States is bound by a written and enforceable code of conduct. Every judge, that is, except those who sit on the Supreme Court. More than a year after the court ...
A new ethics opinion from the American Bar Association provides guidance for how a lawyer might use a legal assistant to perform client intake tasks in a manner consistent with the Model Rules of ...
The American Bar Association (ABA) has joined the chorus calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct. In a resolution issued earlier this month, the ABA noted that “[E]very judge in ...
This week, in an action that demonstrates the intensifying national concern over the justices' behavior, the American Bar Association's House of Delegates approved a resolution urging the high court ...
The American Bar Association recently issued a Formal Ethics Opinion addressing the ethics of attorney office sharing arrangements. In Formal Opinion 507, issued on July 12, 2023, the ABA Standard ...
The move comes as public confidence in the court is declining Supreme Court justices are not subject to the code of conduct for all other federal judges (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court should adopt ...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released a formal code of conduct, responding to years of criticism that the nation's highest court does not have transparent or enforceable ethics ...
Washington — The Supreme Court issued a code of conduct signed by all nine justices on Monday, laying out formal rules after months of intense scrutiny of the court's ethics practices. The new code of ...
The justices have faced questions over acceptance of travel and gifts. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released a formal "Code of Conduct" for the justices, responding to years of criticism that the ...