The U.S. Supreme Court Monday issued its first-ever written code of conduct, a dramatic sign of the rising pressure for reforms stemming from scandals involving lavish gifts from benefactors to ...

On Monday, the Supreme Court released a unanimously agreed-upon “Code of Conduct” that promotes transparency and clarity. This release directly responded to mounting outside pressures over the past ...

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will honor a code of conduct for the first time in its 234-year history − a response to a litany of recent controversies involving private jet travel and ...

The justices have faced questions over acceptance of travel and gifts. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released a formal "Code of Conduct" for the justices, responding to years of criticism that the ...

Critics of the Supreme Court’s ethics standards are viewing the justices’ new code of conduct as a step in the right direction, but they say it leaves much to be desired. Democrats are vowing to still ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Supreme Court on Monday released a code of conduct ...

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday adopted its first-ever ethics code, bowing to pressure from Congress and the public. All nine justices signed onto the new code, which was instantly criticized for lack ...

Saying that public officials should be “ethical” is like saying that sunshine and puppies are good things. The tougher questions are what “ethical” means, how to tell if public officials meet that ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a Democratic-sponsored bill that would require Supreme Court justices to adopt a binding code of conduct. “The highest court in the land cannot and ...