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Rachel Treisman

Up First briefing: Supreme Court ethics code; what climate change costs the U.S.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted its first-ever ethics code, bowing to pressure from Congress and the public. Trust in the court has fallen after mounting revelations about wealthy benefactors giving gifts and trips to justices. The code — which all nine justices have signed — tries to be specific about what they can do. But it lacks an enforcement mechanism for what they're not supposed to do, leaving critics unsatisfied.

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