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Alberta's ethics commissioner probes premier's alleged meddling in COVID prosecution

Alberta's ethics commissioner is investigating whether Premier Danielle Smith interfered with the judicial process tied to the prosecution of an offence related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the premier's office on Monday.

Reuters

Complaint alleges Rep. Bryan Slaton had “inappropriate relationship” with an intern

The complaint came after an incident in which Slaton and the staffer allegedly met up at his Austin apartment last weekend. A separate staffer told The Texas Tribune that Slaton drank alcohol with an intern under 21 years old.

The Texas Tribune

Clarence Thomas’ lax ethics are a blow to the Supreme Court, and America

According to ProPublica, Thomas took undisclosed globe-trotting luxury trips, hosted or paid for by a big-time Republican donor. The revelations about Thomas add to the court’s substantial credibility woes.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Harlan Crow, who gave lavish trips to Clarence Thomas, has donated $13M to GOP

WASHINGTON — Harlan Crow, the Dallas investor whose lavish secret trips with Justice Clarence Thomas have sparked an intense debate about Supreme Court ethics, is a GOP megadonor with many friends in high places.

Tribune News Service

US Justice Clarence Thomas responds to unreported luxury travel

The Supreme Court justice says he has ‘sought to comply’ with rules after ProPublica revealed apparent law violation.

Al Jazeera

Clarence Thomas calls luxury trips gifts from GOP megadonor ‘personal hospitality’ from ‘dearest friends’

The Supreme Court justice says he did not have to disclose luxury vacations and trips on private jets and superyachts while ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers demand investigations

The Independent UK

Justice Thomas says he didn't have to disclose luxury trips

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he wasn’t required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by a Republican megadonor

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AOC: Impeach corrupt Clarence Thomas

"This is beyond party or partisanship. This degree of corruption is shocking," says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Salon

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took free luxury vacations worth millions from GOP donor and didn’t disclose trips, report says

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reportedly went on free luxury vacations worth millions for years courtesy of a wealthy right-wing donor without disclosing the pricey trips as required by law.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court ethics criticism grows louder with Clarence Thomas investigation

Thomas accepted luxury trips from a Republican megadonor “virtually every year” for more than 20 years.

Axios

UK inquiry finds no clear evidence of Islamophobia in minister's 2020 sacking

An ethics adviser to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he had found no clear evidence of Islamophobia to back up allegations by a lawmaker that she was sacked from her ministerial job in 2020 partly because of her Muslim faith.

Reuters

Texas billionaire Harlan Crow treated Justice Clarence Thomas to luxury trips that weren’t disclosed

Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court.

The Texas Tribune

Impeachment calls over Thomas donor ties

Thomas accused of corruption and law violations after accepting luxury trips for 20 years without disclosing them

Salon

Tory MP Mark Spencer spared punishment after inquiry into 'Muslimness' row

The inquiry by the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus was critical of Spencer’s actions as chief whip

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Thomas' secret lux trips from GOP donor

Thomas has secretly accepted gifts from billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow for 20 years

Fortune

The world of finance faces an ethics check

No sentiment has been more palpable recently than a general distaste of bankers and their ethics.

Fortune

Everyone wants A.I. governance. So why are so many unhappy with Musk's call for a 6 month pause?

Objections range from geopolitics to not enough focus on harms from existing A.I.

Texas Observer

True Crime’s Ethical Dilemma

Citizen Sleuth begins as a search for a murder but Tends with a hard look at the murky ethics of true crime storytelling.

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Tech giants are cutting back on AI ethics research as Elon Musk calls for a cautious approach

Technologists are calling for a more cautious approach to AI, but some companies are still pushing forward at all costs.

Tribune News Service

Federal courts tweak ethics rule for travel, meals and more

WASHINGTON — Federal courts have implemented a rare tweak to their ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and federal judges following bipartisan congressional pressure.

Roll Call

Federal courts tweak ethics rule for travel, meals and more - Roll Call

Federal courts revised ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and federal judges after bipartisan congressional pressure.

Salon

Graham hit with ethics admonishment

The Senate Ethics Committee scolded Graham for harming "public trust and confidence in the United States Senate"

WEKU

The Senate Ethics Committee warns Lindsey Graham for fundraising in Senate building

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham was sent a letter Thursday, in which the Senate Ethics Committee found he violated its rule about asking for campaign donations in federal buildings.

The Guardian - US

Ethical no man’s land: can the US supreme court be trusted to police itself?

The nation’s highest court relies on justices to judge for themselves if they have a conflict of interest. Often members of the hard-right majority decide they don’t

Axios

Sen. Lindsey Graham admonished in rare move by Senate ethics panel

"It was a mistake. I take responsibility. I will try to do better in the future," Graham said.

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