Judicial Council Upholds Dismissal of Ethics Complaint Against 13 Judges Who Pledged Not to Hire Columbia Law Clerks
On Monday, August 5, 2024, Law.com reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council...
Alaska Prosecutors Flag 21 More Cases Involving Conflicts from Former Judge Joshua Kindred
On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Bloomberg Law reported that the Alaska US Attorney's office had identified 21 additional...
Senator Ron Wyden Reveals New Undisclosed Trips by Justice Clarence Thomas with Conservative Donor Harlan Crow
On Monday, August 5, 2024, Forbes reported that new details had emerged regarding trips taken by Supreme Court Justice...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Faces Backlash Over “Be Careful” Comments About Biden SCOTUS Reform Plans
On Monday, August 5, 2024, Newsweek reported that Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is facing criticism over comments...
Former Clerk Accuses Alaska US Attorney’s Office of Retaliating Against Her After Reporting Judge Joshua Kindred’s Misconduct
On Thursday, August 1, 2024, Bloomberg Law reported that a former judicial law clerk filed a whistleblower complaint...
GAO Study Uncovers 17 Workplace Misconduct Complaints Filed Against Federal Judges
On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, the ABA Journal reported that a new Government Accountability Office study found 161...
Attorney General Merrick Garland Criticizes Judge Aileen Cannon for Dismissal of Trump Classified Documents Case
On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, Newsweek reported that Attorney General Merrick Garland criticized Judge Aileen Cannon's...
Nonpartisan Group Analyzes History Behind SCOTUS Life Tenure, Ethics Exemptions
On Monday, July 29, 2024, nonpartisan group Fix the Court published an article analyzing the origins of life tenure...
President Biden Unveils Plans to Reform Supreme Court via Term Limits and Enforcement of Ethics Code
On Monday, July 29, 2024, the Times Union reported that President Joe Biden proposed major changes to the Supreme...
Death Row Inmate Calls for Recusal of Idaho Judge Amanda Brailsford Over Friendship with Ada County Prosecutor
On Thursday, July 25, 2024, Idaho Reports reported that Thomas Creech, an inmate on Idaho's death row, claimed in a...
Justice Elena Kagan Calls for Supreme Court Ethics Enforcement to Increase Public Trust
On Thursday, July 25, 2024, AP News reported that Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan called for strengthening the high...
NY Times’ Jesse Wegman Dissects Judge Aileen Cannon’s Ruling, Saying it Dismissed Established Legal Authority to Benefit Donald Trump
On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Jesse Wegman, a member of The New York Times editorial board, published an opinion piece...
