Hi,

Yet another scandal has hit the U.S. Supreme Court, this time potentially
implicating Sam Alito, author of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

A whistleblower and former anti-abortion activist has just come forward to
reveal that an advance copy of the Supreme Court's landmark 2014 Hobby
Lobby decision was leaked to him weeks before the decision was announced
to the public — just like the opinion overturning Roe was leaked in
advance.^1

Both decisions were huge victories for the anti-abortion movement. Both
decisions were leaked. And both were written by Justice Sam Alito, raising
serious questions about whether Alito himself or someone close to him was
the source of the leaks.

The public credibility of the Supreme Court was already in free-fall, and
this new scandal will only tarnish the Court's image further. That's why
Demand Progress Action is calling on Congress to immediately take action
to clean up the Court by passing the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption
Act, which could finally force the Supreme Court to adopt a code of
ethics.

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The Supreme Court is the most powerful and least accountable branch of the
federal government. The nine justices are appointed for life, and despite
their virtually unchecked power, there are no rules regarding when they
must recuse themselves or even reveal potential conflicts of interest.^2

No wonder that public confidence in the Supreme Court in particular is at
an all-time low.^3

Chief Justice John Roberts called the leak of the decision overturning Roe
v. Wade a "betrayal of the confidences of the court" and took the unusual
step of ordering an investigation by the marshal of the Supreme Court.^4
But despite years of promising to "study" whether the Supreme Court should
adopt a code of ethics, Roberts has refused to follow through.^5

This latest scandal could finally be the last straw, convincing Congress
to step up and enact a Supreme Court code of ethics for them. But that
will only happen if we can mobilize enough public support to demand that
Congress take action.

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work, including pressuring Congress to pass legislation imposing a code of
ethics on the Supreme Court?

With gratitude for all you do,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress Action

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Source:
1. The New York Times, "Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another
Supreme Court Breach," [ [link removed] ]November 19, 2022.
2. Brennan Center for Justice, "Brennan Center Urges Supreme Court
Justices to Adopt a Code of Ethics," [ [link removed] ]September 24, 2019.
3. Gallup, "Confidence in U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to Historic Low,"
[ [link removed] ]June 23, 2022.
4. CNN, "The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion
rights," [ [link removed] ]July 26, 2022.
5. The Washington Post, "Supreme Court justices tell Congress they are not
considering televising hearings," [ [link removed] ]March 7, 2019.
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