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[link removed] [[link removed]] John,

Over the last few years, we’ve seen *repeated* ethics scandals from U.S. Supreme Court justices, calling their judgment and ability to follow—much less interpret—the law into question.

Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose multiple luxury trips and loans from billionaire backers. Justice Samuel Alito failed to recuse himself from January 6th-related cases despite flags associated with the insurrection and the “Stop the Steal” movement flying at his houses. And other justices have also faced scrutiny for their financial ties and recusal choices.

All of these scandals contribute to the Court’s crisis of legitimacy.

Bowing to public pressure, in 2023 the Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of issuing a Code of Conduct signed by each of the nine justices. But the Code leaves much to be desired.

The biggest problem is that it leaves out an enforcement mechanism to ensure that justices follow the Code.

That’s why we need to keep up the fight for an enforceable, binding Code of Conduct for Supreme Court justices. We’ve testified before Congress about it, submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee and sent letters to the Chief Justice, all in an attempt to bring ethics reform to the highest court in the land.

This is a critical fight to restore faith in our justice system. If you believe we need to hold Justices Thomas and Alito accountable, and fight for judicial ethics reform, then please support CREW’s work to do just that with a donation today → [[link removed]]If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:

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Unsurprisingly, since the Court issued this non-binding Code of Conduct, we’ve already seen some justices seem to flout the rules. And because the Code does not require the justices to explain why they recuse (or do not recuse) from a case, in the October 2024 term only two justices have publicly noted the reason for any recusal, with the six other justices who have recused from a case this term leaving the public to guess why.

John, it’s no surprise that the public trust in the Supreme Court is at an all time low.

There are many ways that Congress can and should shore up the Court’s legitimacy.

They should establish an enforcement mechanism for the Court’s Code of Conduct, pass widely supported reforms such as term limits for the justices and open investigations into conflicts of interest and law-breaking by the justices. And if the Supreme Court is serious about rebuilding public trust, the justices must implement a binding Code of Conduct now.

Until these reforms are adopted, CREW will be tracking [[link removed]] the justices’ conduct and public statements on ethics reforms, in hopes that it will put pressure on the justices to adopt these needed reforms.

The American people deserve a court that is accountable to them.

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Thank you,

Donald Sherman
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