Democrats unveil bill to impose ethics, recusal standards on Supreme Court

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Democrats unveil bill to impose ethics, recusal standards on Supreme Court
by Harper Neidig - 04/06/22 1:21 PM ET

A group of Democratic lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would force the Supreme Court to adopt various ethics standards, including recusal requirements for justices with financial and personal ties to parties involved in cases before the high court.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) led a group of lawmakers on the House and Senate Judiciary committees in announcing the bill, called the “Twenty-First Century Courts Act.” Whitehouse said the bill is aimed at addressing a lack of clear, enforceable standards for when justices should recuse themselves.

“A Supreme Court justice is not required to address why he or she doesn’t think he or she needs to recuse, and if a party thinks they really ought to have recused, they have no recourse,” Whitehouse said at a press conference.

“There’s no penalty for getting a recusal wrong,” he added.

The legislation largely mirrors previous bills aimed at reforming judicial ethics at the Supreme Court, but the Democrats said Wednesday there’s a new urgency behind the effort amid outcry over revelations involving Ginni Thomas, a Republican activist and wife of Justice Clarence Thomas.

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3260632-democrats-unveil-bill-to-impose-ethics-recusal-standards-on-supreme-court/

[Wingnut]

Yawn.

Shelly is a dipstick of note.  Tell us how ethical it is to be one of the 3 top shareholders of Bailey’s Beach Club.

[Kamaji]

There's more urgency with the Groomer who is about to be installed as a justice in place of Breyer (assuming he actually retires).  She got there solely due to racism and should therefore be required to recuse herself from all racial discrimination cases.