“No Supreme Court term in recent memory has featured so many cases with the potential to transform American society.”
- NYT, 5/9/24
Team,
Abortion pills. Gun rights. Presidential immunity.
These are just a sampling of the major issues the Supreme Court will release decisions on in the coming weeks. This term’s docket is a reminder that the Court has the power to reshape Americans’ daily lives. Yet the highest court in the land still has the lowest ethics standards.
In the Court That Dark Money Built, right-wing donors envelop favored justices in secret gifts, emoluments, and donations. Yet there have been zero repercussions for the right-wing justices caught receiving unreported gifts and accommodations from Republican billionaires with stakes in Court decisions.
Even after all these ethical failures, the Supreme Court still does not have any method of enforcing a code of ethics — something every other federal court has. Not even an investigation.
Then there’s the corrupt judicial fact-finding. This Supreme Court makes up phony facts to arrive at decisions that benefit Republican special interests. Even if we un-packed the Court the billionaires packed, and cleaned up the ethics mess the billionaires have made, the bad decisions based on false facts will live on like zombies.
So, how can the American people trust they’re getting a fair shake in these cases that could fundamentally change life in America?
I’m not sure they can. Not until we fix the ethics problem.
A good place to start is my Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, which was passed out of committee. Will you pitch in to support my re-election campaign so I can make sure the Supreme Court is giving Americans the fair shake they deserve?
Thank you,
Sheldon Whitehouse
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