![]() Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday called it “an unseemly effort by the Democratic left to destroy the legitimacy of the Roberts Court. It’s a view probably shared by some of the court’s conservatives. On the right, the recent uproar over Thomas and his wife is seen as politically motivated, not ethics. It is not clear whether Roberts would have the support of the other justices to impose a stricter ethics code, even if he wanted one. ![]() One obstacle may well be Roberts’ colleagues on the bench. “The lesson of the Trump years is that this reliance is inadequate.” “We used to rely on respect for norms and self-restraint - on officials’ treating our institutions, including the court, with respect and care, when there is no rule,” Gillers said. New York University law professor Stephen Gillers agreed the court needs a binding ethics code. “He could take the lead and should take the lead, but he hasn’t.” “The court should police itself, and it has the tools to do it,” said Amanda Frost, a University of Virginia law professor. “Judges must exercise both constant vigilance and good judgment to fulfill the obligations they have all taken since the beginning of the republic.”īut although such well-intended and high-minded ideals may have served the court in the past, some legal experts fault Roberts for not doing more. ![]() “At the end of the day, no compilation of ethical rules can guarantee integrity,” he wrote in 2011. In Roberts’ view, ethics begin and end with the conscience of each individual justice. ![]()
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