The Latest Breaking News from Ethics

Biden worries ‘extreme’ supreme court can’t be relied on to uphold rule of law

Trump installed three conservative justices, tilting the court 6-3 to the right, which delivered significant victories for conservatives

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2023

The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday. Here's what you need to know

The Supreme Court seems a bit quieter than in recent years as the justices begin a new term

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023

The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl

The Supreme Court is returning to a new term with familiar topics such as guns and abortion, as well as concerns about ethics swirling around the justices

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

IT professionals urge Rishi Sunak to make AI ethics a priority at safety summit

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, says its members want to see ethical standards established around the use of AI.

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

PwC’s ‘rainmaker’ partners often pursue profits ahead of ethics, scathing review finds

Internal review led by former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski finds ‘whatever it takes’ culture at accounting firm contributed to serious ethical failure

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2023

Call for Clarence Thomas to recuse grow

Ethics violations by Justice Thomas and others on the Supreme Court keep piling up

Salon · Sep 25, 2023

Revelations of Clarence Thomas’s Koch links stoke supreme court reform calls

Senate judiciary panel member Whitehouse says ‘Oh, my’ after report links justice to hard-right Koch network

The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2023

From ISIS fighter to Japan cult: India advisory points to an old tightrope between headlines, ethics

The Indian government’s advisory asking news channels to “refrain” from giving a platform to individuals facing “charges of serious crimes, including terrorism” and those belonging to banned organisations, has reopened an old debate.

Newslaundry · Sep 22, 2023

Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants

Workers in the welfare sector are currently giving Sweden’s government a significant headache in a dispute about upholding professional ethics. They are opposing a planned law that would require them to “snitch” on undocumented migrants. And since the successful implementation of the law would require their cooperation, the policy has…

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023

A.P. Assembly: Speaker suspends two TDP, one YSR Congress MLAs for entire session for misbehaviour

Speaker Thammineni Seetharam suspended 3 MLAs & referred to Ethics Cmte; issued warning to Balakrishna; adjourned House when MLAs rushed menacingly.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023