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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

#SCOTUS announced Tuesday that it will now employ #software to help the justices identify when they should probably #recuse themselves from cases. We say “probably,” because there’s still no actually enforceable #ethics code binding #SupremeCourt justices & the #ChiefJustice has made very clear that he will ignore any attempt to impose one. Instead, the Supreme Court drafted a 14-page pinky swear that they will follow some of the same rules that bind lower court judges.

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

#SCOTUS Adopts ‘New’ Process To Avoid #ConflictsOfInterest 20 Years Too Late

The justices announce conflict-checking #software & new filing rules that lower #courts have used forever.

Only the #SupremeCourt could announce a bare minimum #ethical #guardrail that lower courts have used since the George W. Bush administration & act like it’s a bold blow against the appearance of impropriety.

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https://abovethelaw.com/2026/02/supreme-court-adopts-new-process-to-avoid-conflicts-of-interest-20-years-too-late/

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Supreme Court Adopts 'New' Process To Avoid Conflicts Of Interest 20 Years Too Late - Above the Law

The justices announce conflict-checking software and new filing rules that lower courts have used forever.
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

#SCOTUS announced Tuesday that it will now employ #software to help the justices identify when they should probably #recuse themselves from cases. We say “probably,” because there’s still no actually enforceable #ethics code binding #SupremeCourt justices & the #ChiefJustice has made very clear that he will ignore any attempt to impose one. Instead, the Supreme Court drafted a 14-page pinky swear that they will follow some of the same rules that bind lower court judges.

#law #LegalEthics

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