Commentaries by James Moliterno

US Supreme Court Aversion to Enforceable Ethics Code Reflects Sense of Superiority, Erodes Public Trust

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US Supreme Court Aversion to Enforceable Ethics Code Reflects Sense of Superiority, Erodes Public Trust

James Moliterno

July 19, 2023 03:01:14 pm

The US Supreme Court does not want or need an enforceable code of ethics. As I listen to the reasons given by some members of the Supreme Court to support this position, the words sound strikingly familiar. I have heard the same reasons given by judges in several developing democracies, mostly post-communist countries in Central [...]

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