“The City Bar, through its Rule of Law Task Force, Federal Courts Committee, Professional Responsibility Committee, and Professional Ethics Committee, asserts that Congress has the Constitutional authority to enact binding and enforceable ethics rules for the U.S. Supreme Court, and endorses the creation of a Judicial Investigation Panel and an Office of the Inspector General for the Supreme CourtNoting the lack of an enforcement mechanism in the voluntary Code of Conduct the Court announced in 2023, and listing recent revelations of repeated noncompliance with ethics rules by Justices that have pushed public confidence in the Court to a historic low, the City Bar urges Congress to assert its authority to set enforceable ethical guardrails on Justices’ behavior. Read the full report here. For an overview of the recommendations found in this report, please see the below resources:

• • Key Takeaways
  • Recommendations for Congress
  • Improving the 2023 Supreme Court Code of Conduct
  • See also related postings on Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Alito again, John Roberts