Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court
Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court
apnews.com Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court
Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court. He becomes the first member of the court to take a public stand against proposals in Congress to toughen ethics rules for the justices.
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He may be wrong in a structural sense, but he is making a valid point in a how things really work sense. The phrase "legislate from the bench" was coined for a reason. The concept of judgement notwithstanding the verdict grants some of that power to lower courts. It shouldn't be like that, but it is.
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