Editorial: The Supreme Court needs ethics reform. That shouldn’t be a partisan issue
by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
May 05, 2023
3 minutes
Thanks to recent reports about financial and personal dealings by members of the Supreme Court — including lavish trips bestowed upon Justice Clarence Thomas by a friend and prominent Republican donor — the public has become aware of a troubling fact: Unlike other federal judges, justices aren’t bound by the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. But if that loophole is to be closed by Congress, bipartisan support will be necessary.
That will be difficult because,
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