More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court adopted a code of conduct for itself—a historic first—critics argue the code lacks a critical element: enforcement. Now, the American Bar Association has ...

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 ...

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 ...

In Formal Opinion 498, issued on March 10, 2021, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has provided some guidance on the ethical obligations ...

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 ...

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 ...

Georgia Representative Hank Johnson joined colleagues on May 15, 2024 to unveil a new House task force aimed at advancing legislative reforms for the Supreme Court. (Benjamin S. Weiss/Courthouse News) ...

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 ...