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Senate panel to vote on Supreme Court code of ethics mandate

The Senate Judiciary Committee is planning a Thursday vote on a bill that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, but the legislation is expected to fall short of becoming law amid strong Republican opposition.

Tribune News Service

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history

We’re only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien contact.

The Conversation

Senate panel to vote on Supreme Court code of ethics mandate - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to mark up a bill Thursday that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics.

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Voters want Supreme Court ethics rules, liberal groups’ polling shows

Some 61 percent of voters were more likely to back Senate candidates who want a Supreme Court ethics code, a poll by liberal groups found.

Roll Call

Ministers should attest they have complied with code, says ethics adviser

Rishi Sunak’s standards adviser says PM backs proposal for ministers to make annual confirmation of adherence

The Guardian - UK

Measure to censure Rep. Santos introduced in House

WASHINGTON -- Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., faces another attempt from Democrats to hold him accountable in the chamber, this time with a censure resolution.

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Measure to censure Rep. Santos introduced in House - Roll Call

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., faces another attempt from Democrats to hold him accountable in the chamber, this time with a censure resolution.

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Neurotech and AI together threaten 'mental privacy', says Unesco

Unesco has warned that the combination of neurotechnology and artificial intelligence poses a threat to mental privacy, as it works on a new global charter on scientific ethics.

Radio France Internationale

The FTC chair taking on Big Tech

Republicans smeared Khan as a "bully" who is "misleading" the FTC. Here's why an FTC chair is enraging the right

Salon

Lori Lightfoot, Jim Gardiner accused of ethics violations that could trigger fines

As the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ-FM Radio reported, the Lightfoot reelection campaign sent more than 9,900 emails to CPS and City Colleges staff over a period of months.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bank of America’s misconduct goes against everything its founder stood for

Unlike many of America’s business titans, Amadeo Pietro Giannini was a paragon of ethics and excellence.

Chicago Sun-Times

How dead is "dead enough"?

Your loved one checked the box to be an organ donor at the DMV. Now they're dead. What happens?

Salon

House Ethics Committee revives ‘misconduct’ probe into rep Matt Gaetz

House Ethics Committee initially opened an investigation into Matt Gaetz in 2021

The Independent UK

City Council committee advances 2-term limit on city’s top watchdog

The reforms championed by Ethics Chair Matt Martin (47th) would limit the inspector general to two four-year terms — with firm timelines for picking a replacement and a demand for written explanations if those deadlines are not met.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Donald Trump: Arizona attorney general investigating attempts to overturn 2020 vote, reports say – as it happened

Kris Mayes reportedly moving forward with investigation into election tampering

The Independent UK

Rayner admits Labour’s standards overhaul plan would still have ‘role for PM’

The party’s deputy leader said greater transparecy under the plans would ensure action is taken against rule-breaking.

The Independent UK

House Republicans set to interrogate FTC's Khan over ethics, antitrust issues

House Republicans who say the Federal Trade Commission has been overzealous and politicized under President Joe Biden are set to interrogate agency head Lina Khan on Thursday

The Independent UK

Labour vows to ‘turn page on Tory sleaze’ as it details ethics watchdog plans

Deputy leader Angela Rayner is expected to renew a commitment to ‘stop the rot’ by creating a new body with stronger powers.

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SCOTUS lawyers paid Thomas aide on Venmo

"There is no excuse for it," says former White House ethics chief

The Guardian - US

Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo

Payments to Rajan Vasisht, an aide from 2019-21, underscore ties between the justice and lawyers who argue cases in front of him

The Conversation

Health research must be ethical – we can do more to make sure that's the case for young trans people and their families

Monday’s Four Corners program on gender affirming care highlighted concerns about research undertaken with 79 young trans people and their families who sought help at the Children’s Hospital Westmead.

The Independent UK

Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it's time for Supreme Court justices to bring their conduct in line with the standards of other branches of government

WEKU

Justice Sotomayor's staff urged schools and libraries to buy her memoir or kid's books

The works have earned Sotomayor $3.7 million since she joined the court in 2009. Her taxpayer-funded staffers have been deeply involved in organizing speaking engagements intended to sell the books.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ethics reform not enough to restore public confidence in partisan Supreme Court

Our nation seems stuck with a court that is selectively responsive to the arguments and interests of only some Americans — those on the right.

The Independent UK

Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics

What happens behind the scenes when Supreme Court justices travel to colleges and universities for lectures and other events

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