Does the Supreme Court need a code of conduct?
On Point | Podcast
WBUR
4.2 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
The Supreme Court doesn’t have a code of ethics -- unlike every other judicial bench in the U.S. Who should require and enforce a code of ethics on the high court? Amanda Frost joins Meghna Chakrabarti.
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| 0:24.2 | I'm Megna Chacrabardi. |
| 0:25.9 | In the United States, employees in the executive branch, |
| 0:29.3 | the legislative branch, practicing lawyers, judges |
| 0:32.6 | at the state and federal level, |
| 0:34.8 | are all subject to ethical codes of conduct. |
| 0:39.4 | There's one glaring exception to that. |
| 0:42.7 | The nine justices on the United States Supreme Court. |
| 0:46.3 | This is untenable. |
| 0:48.0 | Ethics cannot simply be left to the discretion |
| 0:50.6 | of the nation's highest court. |
| 0:52.3 | The court should have a code of conduct |
| 0:54.7 | with clear and enforceable rules. |
| 0:57.5 | So both justices and the American people know |
| 1:00.2 | when conduct crosses the line. |
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