The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act would require the Court to adopt a code of conduct within 180 days. If the deadline is not met, Congress would be allowed to impose the lower court code of conduct.
NATIONWIDE — Following a leaked draft opinion that revealed the U.S. Supreme Court’s intention to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, both D-Hawaii, joined five other senators in introducing legislation to promote accountability and transparency in federal courts.
The measure passed the House Judiciary Committee last week; the full chamber could vote on it as soon as this week The bill creates new recusal requirements governing gifts, income or reimbursements and new requirements governing a party’s lobbying or spending money to campaign for a judge’s confirmation.
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